Direct flight connects Shenyang, Vladivostok

SHENYANG, July 31 (Xinhua) -- A direct air route between Shenyang, capital city of northeast China's Liaoning Province, and Vladivostok, Russia, was launched Monday.

The flight departs from Shenyang every Monday and Friday at 7:10 p.m. and arrives in Vladivostok at 10:40 p.m. local time. The return flight leaves Vladivostok at 11:40 p.m. and arrives in Shenyang at 11:15 p.m. local time.

Vladivostok is an important Russian port on the Pacific Ocean, with an average temperature of about 20 degrees Celsius in July and August.