XIAMEN AIRWAYS TO OPEN XIAMEN-MANILA ROUTE IN FEBRUARY 2015
ConGen Flores (2nd from left) pose with Xiamen Airways officials
Xiamen Airlines, officially known as Xiamen Air, will open direct flights covering Xiamen-Manila and Quanzhou-Manila regular routes commencing February 2015. The period is the onset of Chinese New Year festivities in China and the Philippines and is expected to bring hordes of Chinese tourists to the Philippines.
This was the news conveyed to Consul Julius Caesar A. Flores when he was visited recently by Xiamen Airlines officials led by Mr. Lin Hua Gun, Director for International Route Development.
Consul Flores underscored to the Xiamen Air officials that this is a welcome and positive development in light of the projected contribution of Xiamen Air to enhance bilateral relations between Xiamen and the Philippines through increased trade, tourism and people-to-people contacts.
Currently, the Xiamen-Manila route is being serviced by Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific and China Southern Airlines.
Xiamen Air is already flying to other Southeast Asian cities including Singapore, Bangkok, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur and Siem Reap.
Xiamen Air is the first privately owned airline in China, established in July 1984. It also takes pride as the only major Chinese carrier with an all-Boeing fleet. END
