wuhan -- china eastern airlines on friday reopened its passenger flights between central china's transportational hub wuhan and singapore as a new visa-free policy has boosted travel demands. the route, connecting wuhan tianhe international airport and singapore's changi airport, will see three round-trip flights every week on wednesdays, fridays and sundays. china eastern airlines first launched the air route between wuhan and singapore in 2012, but the red-eyed service was suspended two years later amid low demands. in february, china and singapore implemented a mutual 30-day visa-free travel policy, leading to a growing flight demands between the two countries. according to the airlines, the booking rate of flights from wuhan to singapore has reached 80 percent recently.
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