JoyAir (JOY, Xi'an Xianyang) and Okay Airways (BK, Tianjin) have become the first carriers to operate scheduled flights out of three newly commissioned airports in China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region. The WantChina Times says the three airports of Bayinhot in Alxa Left Banner, Badaijiran in Alxa Right Banner and Taorai in Ejin Banner, saw their maiden MA-60 services on December 17. As part of plans to improve the region's connectivity, the Chinese government embarked on the construction project in August 2012 with a total investment of CNY390million (USD64million).