China Southern Airlines plans to increase flight frequency to Iran, with an additional service on Beijing-Urumqi-Tehran route in late March.

Effective March 27, 2016, the Guangzhou-based carrier will operate the new service on Sundays with Boeing 737-700 aircraft. The outbound flight CZ6025 is scheduled to leave Beijing at 3:05 p.m. and arrive in Tehran at 10:00 p.m., with a stopover at Urumqi Diwopu International Airport from 7:20 p.m. to 8:35 p.m.; while the return flight CZ6026 will depart from Tehran at 7:10 a.m. and land in Beijing at12:35 p.m. the next day, with a stopover in Urumqi.

Currently, China Southern serves the Beijing-Urumqi-Tehran route with four flights weekly on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.