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Posted:2007-2-28|Source:United Associated Press|No. of Views:
Charter plane makes two stops in China
CHENGDU, China, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- The next stop for a U.S. charter plane, which is carrying its passengers on a 26-day tour of the world, is in China's Tibet Autonomous region.
The plane took off from Washington two weeks ago and has stopped in Australia, Ireland and Cambodia, China's official Xinhua news service reported.
The planes first stop in China was in Chengdu in the Sichuan province on Sunday.
"We wanted our first stop in China to be in the home of panda," said a trip organizer from tour company Star Quest.
The 98 passengers, whose average age is 66, were photographed with a panda named Tian Tian at the Wolong Giant Panda Breeding and Research Center.
The trip will next take the passengers to Egypt and India.
The around the world trip costs each passenger $50,000.
