Flights to link Baotou with Urad Middle Banner

Baotou Airport is to launch direct flights to Urad Middle Banner, a banner under the administration of Bayannur League, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on Mar 13, reports Baotou Daily.

The flight will be operated by General Aviation of Inner Mongolia, and is scheduled to fly four times per week: on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.

Prices for the fifty-minute flight start at 460 yuan ($66.55) per person. Discounts will be offered to students, with minimum prices starting at 99 yuan.

The airport will launch a monthly ticket plan according to which passengers can buy a 500-yuan unlimited monthly travel pass.