Air China will terminate its services between Chongqing and Central Japan International Airport (Centrair) from 28 March, according to Kyodo News. On the same day, the carrier will launch a new route from Chengdu to Centrair, which is located near the city of Nagoya.

The Chengdu route will be operated daily, with a stopover in Shanghai. Air China hopes that it will attract more business travellers and tourists.

In a separate development, Air China said it would add three flights a week from Beijing to Vancouver, boosting the total number of non-stop flights from China to Canada to 10 a week. The additional flights will begin in June.