A flight linking Dalian and Paris with a stopover in Shanghai will be launched on July 26, with online ticket sales now available, a manager from Dalian International Airport Company Limited confirmed on an Aeronautic Strategic Alliance Conference held on May 24.

Wang Jun, market development manager from Dalian International Airport Company said that, the Dalian-Paris flight with a stopover in Shanghai will be operated by China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited starting from July 26. The Paris-bound flight is scheduled to leave at 7:10 p.m. on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays (Beijing time) and arrive in Paris at 6:30 a.m. (local time), while the Dalian-bound flight is scheduled to take off at 9:20 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays (local time) and arrive in Dalian at 6:15 p.m. (Beijing time), with a flight time of about 15 hours.

It is also confirmed that the Dalian-Seattle flight with a stopover in Beijing will be operated by Hainan Airlines Company Limited starting from August 16, departing from Dalian at noon on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.

The manager also unveiled that, these two flights flying directly toward Europe and North America will benefit travellers in northeast provinces and areas around Bohai Sea. Next, Dalian Airport is to open flights to Kagoshima and Shizuoka in Japan, and increase Seoul-bound flights from five times per week to eight times. In addition, China Southern will add flights to Busan and Pohang in South Korea; Hainan Airlines will open flights from Dalian to Bangkok with a stopover in Hefei (capital of Anhui Province) in mid-July. Scoot Private Limited, a budget long-haul carrier Singapore Airlines, is to launch flights from Dalian to Singapore.