A landmark passenger route linking China's southern island province of Hainan with Europe commenced operation on Sunday, marking the Hainan Free Trade Port's first operational air service under the "seventh-freedom traffic right."
Flight DV481, operated by Kazakhstan's SCAT Airlines, left Sanya Phoenix International Airport on Sunday morning for Prague, the Czech Republic. The inaugural return flight, DV482, arrived in Sanya on Monday, with 115 Czech passengers successfully entering China.
Seventh-freedom rights allow an airline to carry passengers or cargo solely between two foreign countries without any connection to the airline's home country.
The route is operated by SCAT Airlines using a Boeing 737 MAX 9, with one round-trip flight scheduled per week.
Hainan FTP launches first air route under seventh-freedom traffic right
Lebanon's Ministry of Public Health said on Wednesday that the death toll from Israeli attacks in the country since March 2 has risen to 1,318.
Additionally, a total of 3,935 people have been wounded, according to the ministry.
Iran-backed Hezbollah said on the same day that it shot down an Israeli military helicopter with a missile.
The Lebanese military stated that it had redeployed several units of its troops stationed in the southern border region.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Thursday that it killed over 40 Hezbollah militants in air, sea and ground strikes in southern Lebanon over the past day.
The IDF also struck dozens of "terror" infrastructure sites, according to a statement by the military.
Targets hit by the Israeli air force included dozens of headquarters, weapons storage facilities, launch sites and anti-tank missile positions.
Cross-border fighting has continued since March 2, when Hezbollah launched rockets toward Israel for the first time since a ceasefire agreed on Nov. 27, 2024, triggering intensified Israeli air strikes across southern and eastern Lebanon.
Lebanon says death toll from Israeli attacks reaches 1,318 since March 2
