On September 3, it is learned from Yichang Sanxia Airport that after the summer transportation, the airport will increase the flights to Beijing and Shenzhen on September 6, providing more choices for passengers.

　　The newly opened Beijing-Yichang-Shenzhen route on September 6 is scheduled to fly one shift per day by the Donghai Airlines, departing from Beijing at 06:25 a.m., arriving in Yichang at 09:00 a.m., then departing from Yichang at 10:00 a.m. to arrive in Shenzhen at 12:00 a.m.; Departing from Shenzhen at 19:00 to arrive in Yichang at 21:05, and departing from Yichang at 22:05 to arrive in Beijing at 00:25. There is 48%discount for the maiden flight tickets. So far, the number of flights from Yichang to Beijing has gone up to 25 flights per week, and that from Yichang to Shenzhen has reached 21 flights per week.

　　It is reported that during this year’s summer operation(July 1 - August 31), the airport newly opened flights to such cities as Taiyuan, Manzhouli and Hailaer, and increased flights to Guangzhou, Qingdao and Fuzhou, with a total of 4,464 flights taking off and landing, and with 569,536 passengers transported in all, an increase of 13.5% and 22.8%respectively over the same period last year. (Reporter: Wang Ying; Correspondent: Wang Tingting)