A direct passenger air route linking Chengdu, the capital of southwest China’s Sichuan Province, with Milan, Italy, was launched on Monday, the operator said.
A fully loaded A350 flight carrying 279 passengers took off from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport at 1:50 a.m. on Monday and is scheduled to arrive in Milan at 7:30 a.m. local time.
The service operates every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, managed by Air China’s Southwest branch. The return flight departs Milan at 12:45 p.m. (local time), with a flight duration of almost 12 hours.
Chengdu has established a large network of intercontinental passenger routes to Europe, North America, Oceania and Africa, covering almost all major Asian destinations.
Source: https://www.chinahoje.net/novo-voo-de-passageiros-liga-chengdu-na-china-e-milao-na-italia/
