-Airlines successfully launches inaugural flight from Beijing to Doha, the first direct China-Qatar flight by a Chinese airline

BEIJING and DOHA, Qatar, Oct. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — On October 20, a Xiamen Airlines Boeing-787 departed Beijing Daxing International Airport for Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar. Declared Xiamen Airlines’ first scheduled flight between Beijing and Doha successful. Xiamen Airlines has become the first and only Chinese airline to offer direct flights from China to Qatar. Xiamen Airlines has also become the first and only Chinese airline to fly between China and Qatar. This year marks the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Qatar, and the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative. The opening of this air route will build a broader Air Silk Road to promote economic and trade cooperation and strengthen cultural exchanges between the two countries.

Xiamen Airlines on the Beijing Daxing-Doha route will operate daily. Flight MF845 departs Daxing, Beijing at 18:30 and arrives in Doha at 22:45 local time, return MF846 departs Doha at 02:00 local time and arrives in Daxing, Beijing at 15:20 .

“Welcome to take our flight and embark on an east-west civilization journey in the air.” During the flight, amid the fragrance of special Fujian tea, the stewardesses, dressed in Arabic clothing, dance with colorful accessories. Portable glass lanterns, like flower tubes, spread a glowing light of different colors over each smiling and happy face.

In addition to the exquisitely prepared onboard activities, the unique cuisine of the new route also delights travelers’ palates. Travelers around the world enjoy international delicacies such as steamed three-color sea bass with radish, with rich aroma and unique flavor, refreshing and crispy water bamboo shoots mixed with rattan pepper oil, and sambal-style shrimp. from Southeast Asia accompanied by rice with coconut milk.

As the capital and largest city of Qatar and an international metropolis, Doha is a major international aviation hub in the Middle East region and has become the intersection of multiple intercontinental airline networks in the world, connecting numerous countries and regions in Africa. and Europe.

This year, Xiamen Airlines and Qatar Airways were accredited with the APEX World Class Award 2023. When Xiamen Airlines was preparing for the Beijing Daxing-Doha flight route, the two airlines had a close comprehensive strategic partnership. Relying on the high-quality resources of both parties, Xiamen Airlines will create a service network covering more than 160 destinations around the world, including Dammam, Lagos and Algiers, offering a wide range of transit products to passengers. The two sides will also carry out extensive cooperation in intermodal transportation network, intermodal check-in and direct baggage handling to offer global passengers a convenient single-ticket experience including single security screening, passenger check-in and luggage check-in.

A regular flight from Xiamen to Doha will open on October 31. This service will operate twice a week, building a bridge between China’s Fujian province and the world.

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