Feb. 3, 2012 

Local Tibetan people offer traditional white scarves known as "hada" as the maiden flight of Tibet Airlines' Lhasa-Nyingchi route arrives in Nyingchi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Feb. 2, 2012. On Thursday, Tibet Airlines launched its regular air route linking Lhasa and Nyingchi to help boost the tourism market in Tibet. Lhasa is the capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, and Nyingchi is a major prefecture in the plateau region and is renowned for its beautiful scenery. (Xinhua/Chogo)

Cabin crew of Tibet Airlines are offered "Qiema", a box of traditional Tibetan food symbolizing auspiciousness after the maiden flight of the carrier's Lhasa-Nyingchi route arrives in Nyingchi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Feb. 2, 2012. On Thursday, Tibet Airlines launched its regular air route linking Lhasa and Nyingchi to help boost the tourism market in Tibet. Lhasa is the capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, and Nyingchi is a major prefecture in the plateau region and is renowned for its beautiful scenery. (Xinhua/Chogo)