Direct Dublin-Beijing flight service launched

Passengers wait to board a Beijing-bound plane at Dublin Airport in Dublin, Ireland, June 12, 2018. The direct flight between Dublin and Beijing, capital of China, was launched here Tuesday morning as an Airbus A330 aircraft of China's Hainan Airlines departed Dublin Airport. This is the first direct flight linking Dublin with Beijing, and also the first between Ireland and the Chinese mainland. (Xinhua)