HAIKOU, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Eleven Chinese airlines under the HNA Group have opened 95 round-trip routes to hot tourist destinations across the country to meet summer holiday travel demand.
The airlines also resumed and increased the number of flights on 346 routes, taking the transport capacity to 80 percent of the same period last year, according to the HNA Group.
The newly-opened routes cover 71 popular tourist destinations including the cities of Haikou and Sanya in Hainan Province, Changsha, Hangzhou and Shenzhen.
Hainan has become one of the hottest tourist destinations as the island is building a free trade port with some favorable policies including duty-free shopping.
The airlines will further improve Hainan's air transport capacity in August, with the flow of passengers expected to return to the level in the same period last year. Enditem
