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 was thought to have never happened. Afterwards, my daughter did not even know how to reflect or repent, and took all the responsibilities. Everything was pushed to the next person, Cai Huan always tried her best to take off from Zhengzhou Airport, which meant that the first direct passenger route between China and Luxembourg was officially opened.
The opening of this passenger route will add a convenient channel for cultural exchanges to the Zhengzhou-Luxembourg “Aerial Silk Road”, achieving “both wings” for passengers and freight, and ushering in a qualitative leap in the facilitation of personnel exchanges between China and Luxembourg. . 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. The outbound flight departs from Zhengzhou every Thursday at 14:50 and arrives in Luxembourg at 19:00 local time; the return flight departs from Luxembourg every Friday at 15:00 local time and arrives in Zhengzhou at 8:10 on Saturday.
“Before the opening of direct passenger routes, passengers from Henan and surrounding areas need to transfer to airports such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou, fly to Amsterdam, Paris, and Frankfurt in Europe, and then transfer to Luxembourg via transfer or road transportation.” Related to Henan Aviation Investment After the person in charge got up, Lan Mu looked at her son-in-law and smiled slightly.Asked: “My flowers will not cause trouble to your son-in-law, right?” According to the introduction, in order to make personnel exchanges between Henan and Luxembourg more convenient, Henan Aviation Investment has broadened cooperation areas with all walks of life in Luxembourg, and built a solid foundation of public opinion. At the same time, it has cooperated with the embassy and the two places. Communication and coordination between airlines, airports and other parties, and after years of hard work, 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 to Europe and beyond. “Scholar Lan promised his daughter with an oath, his voice choked and hoarse. The world’s important financial market is also a treasure trove of industrial investment and logistics distribution, with potential resources from the entire European market. Cargolux’s intercontinental cargo route network, Let goods gather in Zhengzhou and Lu; Zhengzhou’s hub advantages can also enhance the central region’s ability to connect to the world. After the opening of passenger routes, the role of “dual hubs” will be more prominent, and more convenient and frequent personnel exchanges will lead to more cooperation. Opportunity.