China Southern Airlines launches new routes for Pakistan
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ISLAMABAD - China Southern Airlines has announced that the airline is expanding its operations by inaugurating new routes between Islamabad, Kunming, and Guangzhou. Each week, three flights will fly on the newly announced routes every week.
The announcement is a testament to the ever-strengthening ties between China and Pakistan. Not only will the new routes increase air connectivity, but will also serve as a means for enhancing people-to-people contact. ------------------------------
China Southern Airlines announced the decision in a ceremony held in Islamabad. While addressing the ceremony, Dr. Wang Zhihuai, Minister Counsellor for the Chinese Embassy in Islamabad, said that the addition of new air routes between Pakistan and China will strengthen bilateral trade and economic relations.
Dr. Wang Zhihuai pointed out that more than 500,000 Pakistani students visit China annually.
Nearly 22,000 Pakistani students are currently enrolled at different Chinese Universities on scholarships. Around 2,000 Pakistani traders visited China in 2019 alone. The new routes will facilitate these travelers. ------------------------------
Moreover, as the construction of energy and infrastructure projects under the CPEC heads towards completion, the number of Chinese traders and tourists in Pakistan is also growing at a healthy rate.
The opening of new routes will enable more and more Chinese people to visit Pakistan.