Aeroflot to launch of direct flights from Krasnoyarsk to Hainan on June 29

  KRASNOYARSK, May 23. /The first scheduled flight from Russians' Krasnoyarsk to China's Hainan is set to depart on June 29, Aeroflot's press service said.

  Earlier, the governor of Krasnoyarsk region Mikhail Kotyukovsaid during his trip to China that there are plans to open direct flights to Hainan.

  "Aeroflot is opening ticket sales for direct scheduled flights from the city of Krasnoyarsk to Sanya (Hainan Island). Flights to South China's popular resort will be operated by Rossiya Airlines from June 29. The current schedule includes three weekly flights from Krasnoyarsk to Hainan Island," the announcement stated.

  Departures from Krasnoyarsk are scheduled on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Return flights will be carried out on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays. "Sanya, along with Beijing and Harbin, will become the third PRC destination that Aeroflot Group flies to from Krasnoyarsk," the press service added.