KUNMING, March 25 (Xinhua) -- China Eastern Airlines will begin direct flights between Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, on March 27.

Outbound flights will leave Nanning at 8 a.m. every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday Beijing time, and arrive in Phnom Penh at 9:15 a.m. local time. The return flights depart Phnom Penh at 5:40 p.m. and reach Nanning at 9:05 p.m.

The flights will operate using Boeing 73E aircraft, according to company sources based in Kunming, Yunnan Province.