Hohhot in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region officially inaugurated a direct air route from Baita International Airport to Lhasa in Xizang Autonomous Region on Wednesday, with a stopover in central China's Zhengzhou City.

Lhasa had previously been the only provincial capital lacking a scheduled air connection to Hohhot.

The new air route is operated by Chengdu Airlines using an Airbus A319 aircraft, with a capacity of 140 passengers.

The service runs once daily. Flight EU2759 departs Hohhot at 10:40 a.m. Beijing Time, arriving in Lhasa at 5:15 p.m. The return flight, EU2760, leaves Lhasa at 4:00 p.m. and lands in Hohhot at 10:05 p.m.

The new air route is expected to significantly cut travel time and reduce costs for passengers.