Shenzhen Airlines will open the first red-eye flight at Beijing's Capital Airport starting August 11.

The flight is from Beijing to Wuxi and will depart at 12:10am. The price for the flight as shown on the booking system is RMB430, which is 60% off the normal price.

Wang Yili, assistant to the general manager of Yoyee.com, says that this red-eye flight is aimed at filling the shortage of transport capacity during the mid-season, and it will run every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday until October 27.