First direct flight connecting central China and NYC celebrated in Manhattan

Guests attend a ceremony marking the launch of the direct flight connecting central China and New York City in New York, the United States, July 11, 2019. The maiden flight, CZ8419, operated by China Southern Airlines, took off at 8:30 p.m. (1230 GMT) on Wednesday from Tianhe International Airport in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, and arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York at 10:39 p.m. on Wednesday (0239 GMT Thursday). (Xinhua/Zhang Mocheng)