A new flight linking Hohhot, capital of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, with Russia's capital Moscow was launched Sunday.

　　一条新的连接中国北部内蒙古自治区的省会呼和浩特和俄罗斯首都莫斯科的航班已于周日开航

　　It is the first direct flight linking the region and a European city.

　　这是连接该城市和欧洲城市的首条航线

　　An Airbus 330, with 207 passengers onboard, departed from Baita International Airport at around 11 a.m., and will arrive at Sheremetyevo International Airport at around 2 p.m. local time. The journey takes around eight hours.

　　搭乘207名乘客的空客A330于中午11点从白塔国际机场处罚，并且于莫斯科当地时间下午2点抵达谢诺梅杰沃国际机场，航行时间为8小时左右

　　The return flight will take off from Moscow at 4:20 p.m. local time on the same day and arrive in Hohhot Monday morning.

　　返航的航线将于当日下午4:20分从莫斯科出发并于周一早抵达呼和浩特

　　The flight, which can carry 252 passengers, is operated every Sunday by Tianjin Airlines.

　　这一航班可以承载252名乘客，某周日有天津航空公司运行

　　"I had to transfer flights in Beijing's airport to Moscow, but now I can take a direct flight just in my city, which can save me a lot of time," said Yao Qiang, a resident of Hohhot.

　　呼和浩特当地居民姚强称：“原先我想去莫斯科都需要从北京转机，现在我可以在自己的城市搭乘直达航班，这节省了我很多的时间”

　　Baita International Airport has launched international flights with several Asian countries, including Mongolia, Thailand and Vietnam. It plans to open new air routes to Singapore, Nepal and Myanmar, and resume air routes with Japan and the Republic of Korea.

　　白塔国际机场开展了很多亚洲国家的直达国际航班，报过蒙古，泰国和越南.机场计划开设一条新线路到新加坡，尼泊尔和越南，并且回复日本和韩国的航线