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Passengers watch a performance after Air China flight No. CA9661, the maiden flight from Beijing, capital of China, to Hotan landed at Hotan Kungang Airport in Hotan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 25, 2023.

A flight attendant serves cakes for passengers aboard Air China flight No. CA9661 operating on the direct flight route from Beijing, capital of China, to Hotan of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 25, 2023.

A flight attendant serves passengers aboard Air China flight No. CA9661 operating on the direct flight route from Beijing, capital of China, to Hotan of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 25, 2023.

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