Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, could soon have direct flights to Chennai. In an address to the China-South Asia Business Forum on Monday, Gao Shuxun, Vice-Governor of Yunnan Province, announced that the direct flights between Kunming and Chennai were now under active consideration. Keywords: Chennai-Kunming direct flight Kolkata; Dhaka and Sylhet in Bangladesh; Mandalay in Myanmar; and Kunming, are the focal points of the proposed Bangladesh-China-India and Myanmar (BCIM) land corridor. If it comes through, Chennai would be the third Indian metropolis after New Delhi and Kolkata to have an air connection with Kunming.

Source: The Hindu June 14, 2016 18:11 UTC