Air route links Zunyi, Vietnam's Da Nang city

A direct flight linking the southwestern Chinese city of Zunyi with Da Nang in Vietnam will be launched on Aug. 5, local authorities said on July 30.

The flight, served by an Airbus A321, will take off at 12:10 p.m. from Da Nang International Airport and is scheduled to arrive at Zunyi Xinzhou Airport at 3:55 p.m. local time.

Departures from Zunyi are on the same day each week at 4:55 p.m., arriving in Da Nang at 7:00 p.m.

Flights will operate every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

The route is the first international flight Zunyi has opened this year and will help boost tourism, business and investment between the two cities.