A new air route will be launched on Monday, linking Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, with the Tajik capital Dushanbe to serve the growing number of Tajik tourists coming to China.

This weekly flight, available every Monday, is operated by the Xinjiang based company of China Southern Airlines.

This will be the sixth air route that the Xinjiang Company runs to Central Asian countries.

(CRI.com May 10, 2004)