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Flight attendants of the first passenger flight bound for the newly-opened Ruoqiang Loulan Airport conduct a cabin safety check before taking off from Korla City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 29, 2018. Xinjiang opened its 20th airport, the Ruoqiang Loulan Airport, on Thursday. Currently, only one air route operates out of the new airport. The new route, also launched Thursday, links Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang, Korla City and Ruoqiang County and is operated by China Southern Airlines. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)
