GUANGZHOU, June 3 -- Shenzhen Airlines said Wednesday it will launch a direct flight linking Beijing with Osaka in July and another between Shenzhen City in south China with Osaka in August.

The daily flight linking Beijing with Osaka will start operating on July 1, with ZH9015 leaving Beijing at 1:35 p.m. and arriving in Osaka at 5:50 p.m. local time. The plane will return to Beijing later the same day.

Beginning Aug. 2, the company will operate every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday between Shenzhen and Osaka. Flight ZH9063 will take off from Shenzhen at 9:25 a.m. and arrive in Osaka at 2 p.m. local time. The return flight, ZH9064, will take off at 3 p.m. local time and arrive in Shenzhen at 6:20 p.m.