Heilongjiang airline set to take off

Longjiang Airlines Co Ltd, the first local airline in Heilongjiang province in northeastern China, is set to launch its first flight from Harbin to Zhuhai, Guangdong province, on Friday, with a stopover in Hefei, Anhui province.

The airline will offer cheaper tickets for the Harbin-Zhuhai route to promote the flight this month. With its hub in Harbin, the airline plans to start more domestic flights to cities including Nanjing, Zhengzhou, Haikou, Shenzhen, Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin.

In the next few years, Longjiang Airlines also plans to start international flights to the Far East area of Russia, to further expand tourism and freight transport between China and Russia. In addition, it has plans to launch direct flights to Japan, South Korea, Europe and the United States.