Air China launches Beijing-Jeju Island service

Air China, one of China's largest airlines, starts non-stop flights between Beijing and Jeju Island of the Republic of Korea on June 11.

The flight by Boeing 737-800 aircraft, leaves Beijing at 6:00 p.m. (Beijing time) and arrives at 9:35 p.m. (Seoul time) the same day. The return is scheduled to take off at 10:35 p.m. and arrive at Beijing Capital International Airport at 12:10 a.m. the next day.

The flight numbers will be CA711 and CA712.

In 2013, nearly 2 million trips to Jeju Island were made by Chinese tourists, the largest among foreign visitors, boosted by its visa-free policy towards individual and group visitors implemented in 2008.