Hainan Airlines started two new domestic services from Shenzhen on 1 August.
The carrier will operate thrice weekly Shenzhen-Linyi and daily Shenzhen-Nanjing-Shenyang services, both operated on Boeing 737-800 aircraft, says Hainan Airlines.
Schedules in Innovata show that Hainan Airlines is the only operator on the Shenzhen-Linyi route and competes with carriers such as China Southern Airlines on the Shenzhen-Nanjing-Shenyang route.
Source: Air Transport Intelligence news
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