This photo taken on May 24, 2023 shows the flight from Kabul to Urumqi at Kabul International Airport in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan. Afghanistan national flag carrier Ariana Afghan Airlines formally resumed its passenger air services between Afghanistan's capital city Kabul and neighboring China's Urumqi city on Wednesday. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)
KABUL, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Afghanistan national flag carrier Ariana Afghan Airlines formally resumed its passenger air services between Afghanistan's capital city Kabul and neighboring China's Urumqi city on Wednesday.
The air route has halted for three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ariana Afghan Airlines is currently the only operator of direct passenger flights between the two countries, according to the airlines.
The Afghan airlines operates once in a week on Wednesday and returns to Kabul on the same day.
Ghulam Jilani Wafa, the deputy for the Ministry of Transport and Aviation, welcomed the resumed flights and said the air operations would have direct impact on enhancing trade and economic relations between the two nations. ■
This photo taken on May 24, 2023 shows the flight from Kabul to Urumqi at Kabul International Airport in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan. Afghanistan national flag carrier Ariana Afghan Airlines formally resumed its passenger air services between Afghanistan's capital city Kabul and neighboring China's Urumqi city on Wednesday. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)
