HAIKOU, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- A new direct air route is set to be launched later Tuesday between Haikou, capital of south China's Hainan Province, and Myanmar's Rangoon.

The flight is the second direct route linking Hainan with Myanmar.

The air route is operated by China's Jiuyuan Airlines, with three round trips scheduled every week.

The outbound flight AQ1133 will leave Haikou Meilan International Airport at 11:00 p.m. Beijing Time on every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, and is scheduled to land in Rangoon at 00:35 a.m. local time the following day. The inbound flight AQ1134 will leave Rangoon at 01:35 a.m. local time and land in Haikou at 06:00 a.m. Beijing time every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.

A direct route was launched in June 2019, linking Haikou with Myanmar's Mandalay.