On the night of Aug 29, an international inbound flight from Ordos, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, was officially launched. The flight is operated once a week by Malindo Air and uses an Airbus A330 aircraft.

The flight from Ordos to Kuala Lumpur takes off at 21:50 Beijing time and arrives in Kuala Lumpur at 4:05 local time.

The flight from Kuala Lumpur to Ordos takes off at 15:00 local time and arrives in Ordos at 20:50 Beijing time.

Staff at the Ordos international airport celebrate the operation of the first flight. [Photo provided to investordos.goinnermongolia.com.cn]

The maiden flight carried over 370 Malaysian passengers to Ordos, marking the first direct international flight from Inner Mongolia to Malaysia. Without any stopovers, the journey takes only five hours and 50 minutes, which is five hours shorter than the previous indirect flight, greatly improving the travel experience for passengers and providing a more convenient way to travel to Malaysia from Ordos and surrounding areas.

Passengers land in Ordos with smiles on their faces. [Photo provided to investordos.goinnermongolia.com.cn]

Meanwhile, the Ordos-Xi'an-Hong Kong route is set to launch on Sept 15.

Hada is given to  tourists as a gift. [Photo provided to investordos.goinnermongolia.com.cn]

This year, Ordos internatinal airport has been working to promote the "Ordos – Warm City for 10,000 Inbound Tourists" aviation and tourism project, supported by favorable policies from the Ordos municipal bureau of culture and tourism.

In June, direct flights from Ordos to Incheon, Cheongju, Jeju and Muan in South Korea, were launched in succession, followed by a direct flight to Hanoi, Vietnam, in July, and a direct flight to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, in August.

So far, Ordos international airport has served over 9,200 passengers arriving from abroad and over 21,000 total passengers. With international inbound flights being launched one after another, many international tourists are choosing to enter China through Ordos, promoting the city’s economic development and cultural exchange with the outside world and greatly enhancing its popularity and influence in the domestic and international tourism markets.