Hainan Airlines, China's fourth largest airline company, will launch intercontinental round-trip flights from Shanghai to Brussels via Beijing, according to a letter of intent signed by Hainan Airlines and Brussels Airlines on Tuesday.

According to the agreement, the Hainan Airlines and his Belgian counterpart Brussels Airlines will operate the flight from July. Boeing 767 model will be used to fly the route every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.

The flight will take off at 9:10 a.m. Beijing Time from Shanghai Pudong International Airport and the return flight will take off at 20:40 Brussels Time and arrive at Shanghai at 16:30 Beijing Time.

Hainan Airlines currently runs international flights and chartered flights from Haikou to Osaka, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore as well as flights to Seoul and Budapest.

(Xinhua News Agency April 28, 2006)