ISLAMABAD – China Southern Airlines has announced that the airline isexpanding its operations by inaugurating new routes between Islamabad,Kunming, and Guangzhou. Each week, three flights will fly on the newlyannounced routes every week.
The announcement is a testament to the ever-strengthening ties betweenChina 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 inIslamabad. While addressing the ceremony, Dr. Wang Zhihuai, MinisterCounsellor for the Chinese Embassy in Islamabad, said that the addition ofnew air routes between Pakistan and China will strengthen bilateral tradeand economic relations.
Dr. Wang Zhihuai pointed out that more than 500,000 Pakistani studentsvisit China annually.
Nearly 22,000 Pakistani students are currently enrolled at differentChinese Universities on scholarships. Around 2,000 Pakistani tradersvisited China in 2019 alone. The new routes will facilitate these travelers.——————————
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Moreover, as the construction of energy and infrastructure projects underthe CPEC heads towards completion, the number of Chinese traders andtourists in Pakistan is also growing at a healthy rate.
The opening of new routes will enable more and more Chinese people to visitPakistan.
