Photo taken on Sept. 27, 2017 shows the Tarim River in Luoburen Village of Yuli County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua)

URUMQI, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Air China announced that it will add more flights from Korla to Beijing in order to meet public demand.

Starting from April 1, direct flights between the two cities will operate every day.

Located in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Korla is an important transport hub and distribution center. Air China flies routes from Korla to Beijing, Chengdu, Lanzhou, Hangzhou and Wuhan.

The first passenger flight arrives at the newly-opened Ruoqiang Loulan Airport in Ruoqiang County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 29, 2018. (Xinhua)

By the end of January this year, Xinjiang had 21 airports. It handled more than 30 million passengers in 2018. Enditem