BEIJING, July 18 (Xinhua) -- China's domestically developed large passenger aircraft, the C919, will begin its international service on Aug. 12, Air China has announced.

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The route operated by Air China will connect Beijing and Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, with one round-trip flight per day.

The outbound flight departs from Beijing Capital International Airport at 3:00 p.m. and arrives in Ulaanbaatar at 5:15 p.m. The return flight leaves Ulaanbaatar at 6:30 p.m. and lands in Beijing at 8:35 p.m.

Tickets are now available.