Beijing News: Direct Finland Flights & New Space Science Center
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New Direct Flight Route Opens Between Beijing and Finland
On Mar 29, China Southern will begin operating a direct flight route between Beijing and Helsinki, Finland. Flights will leave and return to Beijing at Daxing International Airport (PKX) and leave and return to Helsinki at Helsinki–Vantaa Airport (HEL).
Beijing to Helsinki (CZ8171)
- Departs Beijing at 2.45pm (local time)
- Arrives in Helsinki at 6.35pm (local time)
Helsinki to Beijing (CZ8172)
- Departs Helsinki at 8.35pm (local time)
- Arrives next day in Beijing at 9.45am (local time)
In the first stage of operation, from Mar 29 to Jun 19, the flight route will run three times a week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. From Jun 20 until at least Oct 24, flights on this route will be operated daily.
This will be China Southern’s first route connection with Finland and Daxing Airport’s first route connection to Northern Europe. The route will be flown using a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.
New Space Science and Technology Venue to Open at the End of April
The bulk of the construction of a new Beijing space science and technology popularization venue has been completed, and the venue is scheduled to open to the public at the end of April. The 3,700sqm China (Beijing) Aerospace Science Center (中国（北京）航天科学中心), which is located in Changping District’s HOPSON 超极合生汇 shopping center, will be dedicated to public science education through high-quality exhibitions and immersive experiences.
The center is specially designed for children and teens 6–16 years old and features six main themed exhibition areas arranged in sequence: Human Space Exploration, Rocket Launch Site, Satellite Research Institute, Tiangong Space Station, Lunar Base and Deep Space Exploration Center.
There are areas tailored to give participants a laboratory experience, and there is also a Mars base experience area providing fun, interactive activities such as mining and building a shelter on Mars.
A number of authoritative space agencies, including the Beijing Institute of Space Science and Technology Information, have been involved in the course development and exhibition design process of the new center, and national aerospace engineering data forms the core of the information presented across the exhibitions.
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