The Xinjiang Branch of China Southern Airlines will relaunch its international air route from Beijing to Tehran via Urumqi with a total flight time of nine hours.

Three flights have been arranged each week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Flight CZ6025 will leave Beijing Capital International Airport and get to Urumqi Diwopu International Airport at 21:00, and then arrive at Tehran Airport at 21:30 local time. Return flight CZ6026 will depart from Tehran at 23:00 local time and get to the stopover airport in Urumqi at 8:10 local time.

This route was first launched by China Southern in September 2006. To get a visa on arrival, passengers holding Chinese passports need to apply for e-visa via the website of Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and then print it out.

China Southern Xinjiang Branch already has 15 international air routes, and will launch Urumqi to Samarkand, and Urumqi to Lahore routes soon.