The country’s largest carrier, China Southern Airlines, is scheduled to launch direct flights on the Urumqi to Tehran route on August 29th, 2010, increasing the number of flights it operates to Teheran in Iran to five per week.

Using Boeing 737 or 757, the new flight CZ6035 will be operated every Sunday. Outbound flights will depart Urumqi at 21:10 and arrive at Mehrabad International Airport at 22:30 local time. Return flights will leave Tehran at 23:30 local time and arrive at Urumqi Diwopu International Airport 07:30 the next day.

The Guangzhou-based carrier launched its Beijing to Tehran via Urumqi route in January 2010: initially with three flights a week.