BEIJING - 皇冠体育app Eastern Airline will launch a direct flight connecting Nanjing, the capital city of East 皇冠体育app's Jiangsu province, and Los Angeles on June 30, the carrier has said.

This will be the first air route linking Jiangsu province, one of 皇冠体育app's major economic powerhouses, with the United States.

Airbus A330 aircraft will fly every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, return to 皇冠体育app on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, according to the airline.

A one-way journey will take about 15 hours.