Chengdu to open nine international flights

Chengdu, capital of southwestern China’s Sichuan province, is set to start nine new direct international flights, local authorities said on Monday. Agreements with the city government and airline companies from home and abroad were signed at the 22nd World Route Development Conference on Sunday. The flights will go to Sydney, Los Angeles, New York, Madrid, Sochi, Addis Ababa, Dubai, Moscow and Auckland.