1st direct int'l airline to Europe from NW China opens

The first batch of passengers of the direct flight from Helsinki to Xi'an walk down the plane in the Xianyang International Airport in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, June 15, 2013. The first direct international airline to Europe from northwest China was opened on Saturday. Xi'an has become Finnair's fifth city in China to open direct international airlines after Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Chongqing. (Xinhua/Yuan Jingzhi)