In the past, flowers planted in Africa were usually transported to China by flights with a stopover in Amsterdam.

Starting July 8, United will operate twice-weekly flights between San Francisco and Shanghai's Pudong International Airport, with a stopover in Seoul.

On Wednesday, a chartered Boeing 787 operated by Deer Jet took off from London, headed to Shanghai with a stopover in Geneva, Switzerland.

Current flights require seven hours and more, as well as a stopover in Kunming of Yunnan province.

A one-way flight will take 13 to 14 hours, not including a two-hour stopover in Xi'an.

The flight is expected to be launched in March 2018, and includes a technical stopover in Houston, the US state of Texas.

The 228-passenger Boeing 787 landed in Mexico City at 8:30 am local time on Monday, after a brief stopover in Vancouver, Canada, and was welcomed on the tarmac with the customary water-cannon salute, as well as a traditional Mexican mariachi band.

"We are considering launching direct flights between Argentina and China, with a stopover in New Zealand.

The reserve has become an important wintering and stopover site for migratory birds, thanks to the local government's efforts to restore the ecological environment.

The salmon, weighing 3 metric tons, crossed three continents after a stopover in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and arrived at the Changsha Huanghua International Airport on Saturday.

The city of Harbin has the advantage of enjoying a short air distance between China and North America, suitable for serving as a stopover for air routes from Southeast Asia to North America in the intercontinental air logistics network.

The service will depart from and return to Xiamen with a stopover in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province.

The company has also launched connecting flights departing from Wuhan, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Kunming, Urumqi, and other Chinese cities for Osaka, with a stopover in Tianjin.

The flight, which includes a stopover in Moscow, Russia, marked the official launch of a cargo-only route from Changchun to Russia and Germany.

The Chongqing-Brussels freight route flies every Monday and Friday with a stopover at Russia's Yekaterinburg, while the Bangalore-Chongqing freight route flies every Sunday.

The airplane departs from Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport each Tuesday and returns from Shanghai Pudong International Airport on Wednesday, via a stopover in Seoul.

Svedberg made the remarks during a sustainable development forum hosted by the Volvo Group during the weekend in the southern city of Guangzhou, a stopover city for this year's Volvo Ocean Race, a yacht race around the world.