The Sichuan Airlines of China on April 30 completed its inaugural direct flight to Istanbul of Turkey from Chengdu in southwestern China.
The picture is from the Sichuan Airlines.
The Istanbul Airport performed a watergate ceremony for the flight, the first time for the airport to do so on a foreign flight, after it landed with 279 passengers aboard.
Cui Wei, Chinese consul general in Istanbul, welcomed the flight along with airport officials.
In a press release, the Sichuan Airlines, which is operating more than 220 domestic routes and 56 international and regional routes, pledges efforts to promote trade and tourism between China and Turkey.
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