The first direct passenger flight between China and Belgium was launched on Thursday with the maiden flight arriving in Brussels airport, People’s Daily reported.   The flight was operated by China's Hainan Airline in code sharing partnership with Belgian SN Brussels Airlines. Later on the same day, the first flight from Brussels to Beijing, with flight number HU 492, was also launched.   The new direct flight service is scheduled four times a week on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, said the paper.