China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited opened a scheduled flight from Xian to Singapore in late April.

The flight, MU5093, is scheduled for each Thursday and Sunday using Airbus A320 aircraft. It takes off from Xian at 19:05, stays in Kunming for one hour and arrives at Singapore at 1:20 the next day. The return flight MU5094 takes off at 2:20 and gets to Xian at 8:30.

According to the vice president of China Eastern, Luo Chaogeng, the route is one of the specific initiatives of the framework agreement for strategic cooperation between Shaanxi Province and China Eastern. In the near future China Eastern will open flights to South Korea, Europe, and America to boost Shaanxi economy.

By November 2008, Singapore had become the third largest source of foreign investment to Xian with the actual amount of investment reaching USD625 million. The Xian-Singapore flight will accelerate the economic exchanges and social development of both Xian and Singapore.