At 16:04 on April 27, Flight RF8153 landed at Yichang Sanxia International Airport, marking the official launch of a direct passenger air route between Yichang and Cheongju, South Korea.

　　The newly opened Yichang-Cheongju route is operated by South Korea’s Aero K Airlines using an Airbus A320 aircraft. Flights are scheduled every Monday and Friday, with round-trip flight numbers RF8153 and RF8163. The schedule is as follows: Flight RF8153 departs Cheongju at 14:00 local time and arrives in Yichang at 16:00; Flight RF8163 departs Yichang at 17:00 and arrives in Cheongju at 21:05 local time. The route serves as an international charter flight for tourism purposes. The current flight schedule will run until May 29, with plans to resume services in October and November. (Sanxia Daily: Reporter/Lei Chuntao, Correspondents/Zhang Na and Zhong Gaosheng)