Direct Flight Connects China, Brunei

KUNMING, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese budget airline Lucky Air on Tuesday launched a direct air route between Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, and Bandar Seri Begawan, capital of Brunei.

The flight departs from Kunming every Tuesday and Saturday at 11:15 a.m. and arrives in Bandar Seri Begawan at 3:20 p.m. local time. The return flight leaves Bandar Seri Begawan at 4:20 p.m. local time and arrives in Kunming at 8:55 p.m.

It is the first direct regular air route between Kunming and Bandar Seri Begawan, also the cultural center of Brunei.