WUHAN, Nov 5 — A direct air route linking Wuhan and San Francisco resumed on Saturday, according to China Southern Airlines, the flight’s operator.
A Boeing 777 aircraft carrying 283 passengers took off from Wuhan Tianhe International Airport at 3.30 pm (Beijing Time), marking the resumption of the first direct passenger flight between central China and the United States following the COVID-19 pandemic, said Xinhua.
The outbound flight CZ659 leaves Wuhan at 3.10 pm (Beijing Time) every Saturday and arrives in San Francisco at 11.55 am local time.
The return flight CZ660 takes off from San Francisco at 12.55 pm local time and arrives in Wuhan at 6.40 pm (Beijing Time) the next day, the company said.
— Bernama-Xinhua
