anna.aero helps welcome Xiamen Airlines to Europe - anna.aero
aero was delighted to be invited by Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to the ceremony of Xiamen Airlines’ inaugural non-stop flight leaving from Xiamen on 26 July at 23:50 and arriving in the Dutch capital the following morning. This was a historic day for Xiamen Airlines, with this flight being its first service to Europe and therefore its first long-haul destination, with flights to Sydney launching later this year. Late on Sunday night, the airline inaugurated the 9,313-kilometre sector with one of its 787-8s, of which the airline currently has six. aero in Amsterdam, Leo Hu, VP of International Cooperation, Government and Alliance Affairs for Xiamen Airlines said: “The 787-8 is great for initiating services on new routes to test markets. However, at the moment we will soon be launching services to Sydney, and also looking at establishing routes to North America. aero’s Assistant Editor Jonathan Ford, who the day before attended his niece’s baptism. As a result of forgetting the time while in the pub celebrating with family and friends, this meant a late dash to Birmingham Airport for Ford to catch flybe flight BE107 to Amsterdam. Although the weather was not perfect, and the fire crew had only just woken up and skipped breakfast, Amsterdam did produce a valiant effort in creating this fire. Source: www.anna.aero
