A new direct air route linking Italian capital Rome with the Chinese tech-hub Shenzhen was inaugurated Thursday in Rome's Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci airport.

North China's Shanxi province is looking to boost tourism by developing a short-haul flight service and improving its transportation system.

British Airways will resume flights to Pakistan next week a decade after it suspended operations following a major hotel bombing, becoming the first Western airline to restart flights to the South Asian country.

Jetstar, a key player in the Australian LCC market, has recently announced its plan to introduce a thrice-weekly service between Gold Coast and Seoul, which the carrier claims to be the first low-fare direct air link between Australia and South Korea, according to information gathered by ChinaAviationDaily.com.

The first direct flight between Shanghai and Yangon, Myanmar, will be launched on July 1 by Shanghai-based Spring Airlines.

China's Hainan Airlines on Wednesday began a direct flight service between Beijing and Norway's capital city Oslo, which is the first non-stop service between China and the Nordic country.

Dallas-based American Airlines, the world's largest, said it is reviewing its network and may consider reopening the two flights it suspended last year-flights connecting Chicago and Beijing, as well as Chicago and Shanghai-in the near future, fueled by growing travel demand and the strong performance of its Sino-US flights.

Etihad Airways will operate a daily scheduled flight between the oasis city of Al Ain in the UAE and Jeddah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the last ten days of Ramadan. The airline will operate the flights from 26 May to 4 June to meet increased demand during the busy travel period.

China Eastern Airlines will use Beijing's upcoming new airport as an opportunity to expand its international network, especially to destinations in economies participating in the Belt and Road Initiative, a top company official said.

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, will boost its services from Abu Dhabi to London Heathrow during the busy summer period. The additional flights will be operated by a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, supplementing the current three daily all-Airbus A380 services between both capital cities.