Chinese Airline Launches Xiamen - Shenzhen - Seattle Flights

Xiamen Airlines has launched flights between Xiamen - Shenzhen and Seattle.

This is not only the first long haul route originating in Xiamen with an end point in the United States, but also the first direct international service between Shenzhen and the U.S.

The Xiamen - Shenzhen - Seattle service will be operated by a Xiamen Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner, with three flights per week, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The flight numbers are MF845 and MF846.

Xiamen Airlines chairman and general manager Che Shanglun said, "The launch of the Xiamen - Shenzhen - Seattle service is an important reflection of the results of the meeting between Chinese and American leaders in 2015. On the heels of these events, a Fuzhou - New York and a Xiamen - Los Angeles service will also be initiated, making air travel, and, by consequence, exchanges between the two countries much easier."

The Xiamen - Shenzhen - Seattle service is the sixth long haul and the first American route that Xiamen Airlines has launched. The existing services including Xiamen - Amsterdam , Fuzhou - Sydney , Xiamen - Sydney , Xiamen - Melbourne and Xiamen - Vancouver.

The newly opened Seattle service is Xiamen Airlines' first long haul route with a stop at a city outside of the Fujian province.

Xiamen Airlines has also signed a partnership agreement with Alaska Airlines that enables passengers traveling to Seattle via Xiamen Airlines, to fly onward to 61 major and secondary destinations across the U.S., Canada and Mexico by connecting to an Alaska Airlines flight in Seattle. 

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