XiamenAir opens Shanghai branch
XiamenAir has established a branch company at Shanghai, increasing its ability to gain service rights at China’s largest city, especially for international destinations. The carrier said it will have 15 aircraft based at Shanghai in 2020, increasing the number to 33 by 2025. The airline carries 2m passengers a year from the city’s 2 airports now and plans to lift its business to 7m by 2025. XiamenAir is basing its hopes for such an increase in business because the CAAC gives preference to an airline with a branch company in a city (besides those based there) when issuing service rights. Further, only locally based airlines or those with branch companies can apply for international routes from an airport. XiamenAir will be the third carrier with a Shanghai branch company, after Air China and China Southern Airlines. <br/>
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XiamenAir opens Shanghai branch
XiamenAir has established a branch company at Shanghai, increasing its ability to gain service rights at China’s largest city, especially for international destinations. The carrier said it will have 15 aircraft based at Shanghai in 2020, increasing the number to 33 by 2025. The airline carries 2m passengers a year from the city’s 2 airports now and plans to lift its business to 7m by 2025. XiamenAir is basing its hopes for such an increase in business because the CAAC gives preference to an airline with a branch company in a city (besides those based there) when issuing service rights. Further, only locally based airlines or those with branch companies can apply for international routes from an airport. XiamenAir will be the third carrier with a Shanghai branch company, after Air China and China Southern Airlines. <br/>
