MOSCOW, December 8. /TASS/. Aeroflot airline will launch flights from Moscow (Sheremetyevo) to Hainan Island in China on December 27, the carrier said in a statement.

"On December 27, Aeroflot launches direct regular flights from Sheremetyevo Airport to Hainan Island (China). Ticket sales are open. At the initial stage, flights to the city of Sanya will be carried out once a week - on Wednesdays on widebody Airbus A330 aircraft. In the future, it is planned to introduce a second weekly flight - on Sundays," the statement says.

Earlier, the Aeroflot group opened flights from Moscow to Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. From December 23, Aeroflot will resume flights to Hong Kong.