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Chinese flights to and from Tokyo resume
Updated: 2011-03-14 10:11
(Xinhua)
BEIJING - China Southern Airlines, the nation's largest carrier by fleet, said its flights to Tokyo's airports were resumed.
The airline canceled its flights to Tokyo Saturday after a devastating quake struck Japan on Friday.
Meanwhile, China Southern Airlines flights to other Japanese cities, including Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, and Niigata, all maintained normal schedules on Sunday, said a spokesman with the airline.
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China Eastern, another major airline in China, said it had 44 flights to and from Japan Sunday.
Earlier on Sunday, a chartered Air China airplane, CCA055, carrying five tons of disaster relief supplies and 15 rescue workers, left Beijing for Tokyo International Airport.
A 9.0-magnitude earthquake hit northeastern and eastern Japan Friday, triggering a massive tsunami and causing catastrophic damage.
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