Juneyao Airlines has filed an application to the Civil Aviation Administration of China, seeking rights to launch a nonstop flight from Nanjing to Sapporo, Japan in March.

Pending government approval, the Shanghai-based carrier will operate the Nanjing-Sapporo service on a daily basis, using Airbus A320 aircraft.

Juneyao Airlines will have a monopoly on the route.

The Air Transportation Department of CAAC is soliciting public comments on the application until February 4, 2017.