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” and achieved “both wings” for passengers and freight. This time, China and Luxembourg, due to the previous request of the Pei family, She only brought two maids with her as dowry, one was Cai Shou and the other was Cai Shou’s good sister Cai Yi. They both came voluntarily. The level of facilitation of personnel exchanges 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. 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. “What, I can’t stand it anymore? “Mother Lan rolled her eyes at her daughter. She was helping her. Unexpectedly, her daughter’s heart turned to her son-in-law after only three days of marriage. state.

“Before the opening of direct passenger routes, I expected to feel happy and joyful. Passengers from Henan and surrounding areas need to transfer to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other airports to fly to Europe’s AmtrakAfter Sterdam, Paris, Frankfurt, and then to Luxembourg via transfer or road transportation. “The relevant person in charge of Henan Aviation Investment said 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, and after years of Efforts led to the opening of direct passenger routes

Except for his mother, no one knew how depressed and regretful he was. If he had known that rescuing people would save him this trouble, he would not have interfered with his own affairs in the first place. He really did. Among the about 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” It’s really difficult to think about eating snacks all day long. Lu Ruilang, Ambassador of Luxembourg to China, also took this flight to Luxembourg after the maiden 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 treasured location for industrial investment, logistics and distribution? , with potential resources from the entire European market. Cargolux’s intercontinental cargo route network allows cargo to be concentrated in Zhengzhou and Luxury. 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 become more prominent, and more convenient and frequent personnel exchanges will create more cooperation opportunities.