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An airliner on the first direct flight from Xi'an in Shaanxi Province to London arrives at Heathrow Airport in London, May 7, 2018. Tianjin Airlines operated the 11-hour direct passenger flight. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Ping)
An airliner on the first direct flight from Xi'an in Shaanxi Province to London arrives at Heathrow Airport in London, May 7, 2018. Tianjin Airlines operated the 11-hour direct passenger flight. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Ping)