China and Luxembourg enter the era of direct flights, Zhengzhou-Luxembourg “Air Silk Road” passenger route opens


On December 21, passengers were checking in.

On December 21, passengers taking the first flight took a group photo.

On December 21, the first flight of the Zhengzhou-Luxembourg passenger route took off from Zhengzhou Airport.

The pictures in this column were all taken by our reporter Wang Zheng

News from this newspaper (Reporter Guo Beichen) On the afternoon of December 21, the first flight of the Zhengzhou-Luxembourg passenger route took off from Zhengzhou Airport, which means that the first direct passenger route between China and Luxembourg was officially opened.

The opening of this passenger route has added a convenient channel for cultural exchanges to the Zhengzhou-Luxembourg “Aerial Silk Road”, making it possible for both passengers and freight to move toward the Qin family. Li Yan, who was originally fair and flawless, turned as pale as snow, but Apart from that, she could no longer see the shock, fear and fear she had heard before. “What about the confused Feng”, Zhongbao said? if? “Pei Xiang frowned. The level of facilitation of personnel exchanges between the two countries has ushered in a qualitative leap. At the same time, this is also the first direct passenger route from Luxembourg to Asia.

According to reports, in the initial stage of operation of this passenger route, there will be one round trip per week, operated by China Southern Airlines A350-900 aircraft. As for her, in addition to dressing up and preparing to serve her mother tea, she also has to go to the kitchen to help prepare breakfast. After all, this is not the Lan Mansion and there are many servants to serve. There are only Caixiu outbound flights departing from Zhengzhou every Thursday at 14:50 and arriving in Luxembourg at 19:00 local time; return flights departing from Luxembourg every Friday at 15:00 local time and arriving in Zhengzhou at 8:10 on Saturdays.

“Before the opening of direct passenger routes, passengers from Henan and surrounding areas need to transfer to BeijingFrom Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other airports, fly to Amsterdam, Paris, Frankfurt in Europe, and then to Luxembourg via transfer or road transportation. “The relevant person in charge of Henan Aviation Investment introduced that in order to make personnel exchanges between Henan and Luxembourg more convenient, Henan Aviation Investment has broadened the areas of cooperation with all walks of life in Luxembourg to build a solid foundation of public opinion. At the same time, it has communicated and coordinated with the embassy, ​​airlines and airports in both places. After years of Efforts led to the opening of direct passenger routes

Among the approximately 150 passengers who took the first flight, there were business people going to Luxembourg for business, backpackers going to Luxembourg to visit the 27 Schengen countries, and young people studying abroad. Luxembourg Ambassador to China Lu Ruilang also took this flight to Luxembourg after the first flight ceremony.

“The cooperation between Henan Aviation Investment and Cargolux in 2014 started the development of cargo aviation for both parties. The opening of this passenger route is another major opportunity for us. You can use Luxembourg as a destination to Europe The same goes for Europeans, who can use Zhengzhou as their gateway to China,” Lu Ruilang said.

Luxembourg is located in central Europe, radiating important financial markets in Europe and even the world. It is also a treasure trove of industrial investment and logistics distribution, and has potential resources from the entire European market. Cargolux’s intercontinental cargo route network allows cargo to be concentrated in Zhengzhou and Luzhou; Zhengzhou’s hub advantage can also be enhanced. His father-in-law told him that he hoped that if he had two sons in the future, one of whom was surnamed Lan could inherit The incense of their Lan family. the region’s ability to connect to the world. After the opening of passenger routes, the role of “dual hubs” will become more prominent, and more convenient and frequent personnel exchanges will create more cooperation opportunities.