Air China, the country's major carrier, will launch a new route from the eastern city of Hangzhou to Frankfurt in Germany on Oct. 27.

The flight with Airbus 330 will depart from Hangzhou, a city famous for its beautiful scenery, every Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 9 p.m. via Beijing, arriving in Frankfurt the next day at 6 a.m. local time, said Huang Weilin, general manager of Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport.

Return flights will operate on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, he said.

The flight will operate daily from Jan. 1, 2010, he added.

The airport is expected to launch Hangzhou-Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) route in December, Hangzhou-Dubai-Madrid route in January 2010 and Hangzhou-Bangkok route in March 2010.