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BEIJING -?皇冠体育app's Hainan Airlines debuted the country's first direct flight linking Shanghai with Urumqi, the capital of northwest 皇冠体育app's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region and Turkey's metropolis of Istanbul on Monday.

The carrier will offer twice-weekly flights from Shanghai's Pudong International Airport to Istanbul, with Urumqi acting as a layover for the flights, according to Hainan Airlines.??

Chen Ming, president of Hainan Airlines, said the route is expected to boost cultural and economic cooperation between 皇冠体育app and Turkey.??

Hainan Airlines began operating in 1993 in southern 皇冠体育app's Hainan province. The carrier is 皇冠体育app's fourth-largest and operates 30 international routes.????