{"id":26706,"date":"2025-09-09T10:56:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T10:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globaltimes.com.pk\/?p=26706"},"modified":"2025-09-09T10:56:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T10:56:36","slug":"new-direct-flight-routes-planned-between-pakistan-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globaltimes.com.pk\/index.php\/2025\/09\/09\/new-direct-flight-routes-planned-between-pakistan-china\/","title":{"rendered":"New direct flight routes planned between Pakistan, China"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>ISLAMABAD, Sep 8 (APP): Pakistan and China have agreed to encourage airlines from both countries to launch new direct flight routes and expand the number of existing flights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The decision is part of the China-Pakistan Action Plan (2025\u20132029), which was signed recently in Beijing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The plan brief available with Wealth Pakistan identifies civil aviation as a key area of cooperation under the broader framework of people-to-people exchanges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The document states that the two sides will strengthen civil aviation cooperation by supporting airlines in launching new routes and increasing frequencies of current ones. 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