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Apr 18, 2006 (newstodate): IATA has obtained China's approval to implement a new route for international traffic which reduces flight times between China and Europe by an average of 30 minutes.
Officially known as Y-1, the new route will initially allow some 110 flights a week to benefit from the short-cut.
The more direct routing will eliminate 2,860 hours of flight time, 27,000 tonnes of fuel consumption, 84,800 tonnes of carbon dioxide emission, and 340,000 kilogrammes of nitrogen oxides emission annually.
Officially known as Y-1, the new route will initially allow some 110 flights a week to benefit from the short-cut.
The more direct routing will eliminate 2,860 hours of flight time, 27,000 tonnes of fuel consumption, 84,800 tonnes of carbon dioxide emission, and 340,000 kilogrammes of nitrogen oxides emission annually.