Xiamen Airlines launches first direct US route

Xiamen Airlines began 3X-weekly Xiamen-Shenzhen-Seattle service Sept 26. It is the first long-haul route between Xiamen and the US as well as the first nonstop direct international service between Shenzhen and the US, the airline said. Xiamen Airlines will fly a Boeing 787-8 on the route. “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,” Xiamen Airlines chairman and GM Che Shanglun said. “On the heels of these events, a Fuzhou-New York and a Xiamen-LA service will also be initiated,” Che said. The Fuzhou-New York route is to start Feb 15, 2017. The Xiamen-Los Angeles route will also launch in 2017. The Xiamen-Shenzhen-Seattle service is Xiamen Airline’s sixth long-haul route. <br/>