SHENYANG, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- A new air route connecting Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province, with Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), officially opened on Saturday, according to China Southern Airlines.

Operated with Airbus A330-300 aircraft, the flight departs from Shenyang Taoxian International Airport every Saturday at 8:10 a.m. Beijing Time and arrives in Dubai at 7:20 p.m. local t