To provide more choices for travelers, China Eastern Airlines (MU) announced that it will launch a new round-trip service from Shanghai, China to Sabah, Malaysia.

The airline will operate the new route through its subsidiary company Shanghai Airlines (FM) from July 15.

The Shanghai-based carrier will operate the new service thrice weekly, using Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The outbound flight FM867 is scheduled to take off from Shanghai at 7:25 pm and arrive in Kota Kinabalu, capital of Sabah at 11:55 pm on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays; while the return flight FM868, will leave Malaysia at 0:55 am and land in Shanghai at 5:15 am every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday (all local time).

Sabah, one of two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo, has the most well-protected humanistic and historical features and natural scenery. As one of the famous tourist resorts in Asia, the capital Kota Kinabalu attracts tourists from all over the world for its bright beach, blue sea and azure sky.