Taiyuan, November 11 (Liu Xiaohong) On November 5, Shanxi Taiyuan's direct flight to Moscow was the first flight. This route is the first direct international tourist charter flight to Russia opened by China in 11.
On the same day, a Boeing 200 passenger plane carrying nearly 737 passengers took off from Taiyuan Wusu International Airport, which marked the official opening of Shanxi Baohua International Travel Service's Taiyuan-Moscow-Taiyuan charter route. The opening of the route will further expand the exchanges between Shanxi Province and the "Belt and Road" countries in terms of cultural tourism, economy and trade, and is of great significance to the recovery and revitalization of the tourism industry in Shanxi Province.
It is reported that the tour charter flight schedule is one flight per week. The specific flight schedule is: Taiyuan to Moscow departs at 13:05 Beijing time every Sunday and arrives at 19:10 local time in Moscow; Moscow to Taiyuan departs every Saturday at 20:20 local time in Moscow and arrives at 11:05 Beijing time on Sunday.
On September 9 this year, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China announced the list of the first batch of visa-free travel agencies to Russia, and Shanxi Baohua International Travel Service was among them.
Li Zhiwei, general manager of Shanxi Baohua International Travel Service, said that after the launch of Russian charter tourism products, the daily consultation volume increased by more than 20 times, and tourists were enthusiastic about traveling to Russia. In this regard, the travel agency has developed and launched Russian tourism products such as "Classic Russia", "Legendary Russia" and "Glory Russia" to meet different needs, enriching tourists' travel choices.
"After the opening of the direct tourist charter flight from Taiyuan to Moscow, it is expected that 2000,15000 new inbound and outbound tourists will be added this year, and <>,<> new inbound and outbound tourists will be added next year." Li Zhiwei said.
Russia is one of the top 10 most popular outbound destinations for Chinese tourists, and the capital Moscow is a famous tourist city in the world. (ENDS)