July 29, 2013. Ural Airlines keeps expanding the network of destinations available from Irkutsk. A new international China-bound flight will be launched on October 21, 2013: the Irkutsk-Harbin one, the air carrier's press officer reports.

The price of a one-way ticket comes to ?90 (fees excluded). The new scheduled Irkutsk-Harbin-Irkutsk flight will be operated every Monday.

Harbin is one of the most important cities in the North-Western China. In addition to being an administrative and economic resource hub, the city is also a home to the country's largest ski resort Yabuli; what's more, the international ice sculpture festival is also held here annually.

Now Irkutsk is Russia's fourth city from which Ural Airlines' Harbin-bound flight are available; these are operated using the modern and comfortable Airbus family liners that have both the economy and the business class section.