On April 19th, the take - off of Flight Y7534 from Taiyuan Wusu International Airport in Shanxi marked the official launch of the 2025 direct charter flight route from Taiyuan to Moscow by a local travel agency. This is the first intercontinental tourist passenger route opened in Shanxi this year.
The photo shows the launch of the direct charter flight from Taiyuan to Moscow. (Photo provided by the travel agency)
This route operates two flights a week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The specific flight schedules are as follows: For the Wednesday flight from Taiyuan to Moscow, Flight Y7534 departs at 06:40 and arrives in Moscow at 12:15 local time. For the flight from Moscow to Taiyuan, Flight Y7533 departs at 15:25 on Tuesday and arrives in Taiyuan at 05:45 Beijing time on Wednesday. For the Saturday flight from Taiyuan to Moscow, Flight Y7534 departs at 14:55 and arrives in Moscow at 20:15 local time. For the flight from Moscow to Taiyuan, Flight Y7533 departs at 23:00 on Friday and arrives in Taiyuan at 13:15 Beijing time on Saturday.
"The direct flight is very convenient. We can reach Russia without transfer," said Ms. Wang, who took the inaugural flight to travel in Russia. "My friends and I are really looking forward to this overseas trip."
To cooperate with this charter flight route, the travel agency has launched three mid - to high - end Russian tourism products, namely, the "Classic Russia 8 - day Tour", the "Legendary Russia 8 - day Tour", and the "Glorious Russia: Two - city Pure - play 8 - day Tour". The itinerary designs offer a variety of choices for tourists in terms of scenic spot visits, cultural experiences, and popular photo - taking spots.
Meanwhile, the travel agency has also designed a series of tourism products called "China Travel in Shanxi" for inbound tourists, including different themed routes such as the "Cultural Shanxi 6 - day Tour", the "Gourmet Shanxi 7 - day Tour", the "Star - rated 8 - day Tour to Popular Shanxi", and the "Touring Shanxi with Monkey King". These products aim to attract Russian tourists to visit Shanxi, enjoy the 240 - hour (10 - day) transit visa - free travel convenience in Taiyuan and Datong, and experience the cultural heritage of beautiful Shanxi.
The general manager of the travel agency said that the opening of the direct charter flight route from Taiyuan to Moscow is an important measure to accelerate the construction of Shanxi as a new high - ground for opening - up in the inland area. The new international route will further promote economic, trade, tourism, and cultural exchanges between Shanxi and countries like Russia. With obvious differences in tourism resources between Shanxi and Russia, the direct flight has built an "air bridge" for cultural exchanges and people - to - people exchanges between the two regions.