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Weekend cross-Straits chartered flight takes off with mainland tourists
(Xinhua/Agencies)
Updated: 2008-07-04 09:20

A stewardess helps a girl fasten her seat belt on the first direct chartered flight from Guangzhou to Taiwan July 4, 2008. The flight took off at 6:30 am on Friday. A total of 353 people will fly from Beijing, while four other groups, each comprising 100 travelers, will leave from Shanghai, Nanjing, Xiamen and Guangzhou. [Xinhua]