China Southern Airlines launches direct flight to Islamabad

BEIJING: China Southern Airlines has launched a direct flight linking thecentral Chinese city of Wuhan with Islamabad, according to the airline’slocal branch in Hubei Province. In this regard, the first flight operated by a Boeing 787 departed with 143passengers on Monday, carrying 12 tonnes of goods including communicationdevices and medical equipment, according to a spokesperson of the Chineseairline. The flight…

BEIJING: China Southern Airlines has launched a direct flight linking thecentral Chinese city of Wuhan with Islamabad, according to the airline’slocal branch in Hubei Province.

In this regard, the first flight operated by a Boeing 787 departed with 143passengers on Monday, carrying 12 tonnes of goods including communicationdevices and medical equipment, according to a spokesperson of the Chineseairline.

The flight will now depart from Wuhan at 8:35 am Beijing time every Mondayand arrive in Islamabad at 11:45 am. local time.

Similarly, the return flight will depart from Islamabad at 1 pm local timeand arrive in Wuhan at 9:15 pm Beijing time.

In line with the current Covid-19 prevention and control measures,passengers of direct regular commercial flights from Pakistan to China arerequired to complete nucleic acid tests and produce certificates withnegative results.

They would also be required to complete a 14-day quarantine upon arrival.