Xinhua
25 Jun 2025

(250624) -- ISTANBUL, June 24, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Passengers check in at the China Eastern Airlines counters to board the first direct flight from Istanbul to Xi'an at Istanbul Airport in Trkiye, on June 24, 2025. A China Eastern Airlines flight carrying over 200 passengers touched down at Istanbul Airport at around 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT) on Tuesday, marking the launch of the airline's new direct route between Xi'an in southwestern China and Trkiye's Istanbul. (Xinhua/Liu Lei)