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Henan Launches a New Intercontinental Air Passenger Route

Source:dahe.cn Published:2020-09-30 18:47

Henan Launches a New Intercontinental Air Passenger Route

河南再添一条洲际航线 9个小时直飞赫尔辛基

 

On September 29, the news briefing on regular operation of air passenger route between Zhengzhou of China and Helsinki of Finland under the framework of “Henan-Finland Cooperation” was held at Zhengzhou Airport. It is announced that the air passenger route of Zhengzhou-Helsinki will be officially launched on October 12. This is not only the first new intercontinental airline opened by Chinese civil aviation enterprises since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic this year, but also a solid step made by both sides under the negotiation framework of “Henan-Finland Cooperation”, which is of great significance to strengthen the economic, trade and cultural exchanges between Henan and Finland as well as the Nordic countries, and to promote Henan’s opening-up development and integrate the province deeply into the “Belt and Road” construction.

9月29日,河南省“豫芬合作”项目中国郑州—芬兰赫尔辛基定期客运航线新闻发布会在郑州机场举行。会上正式宣布由吉祥航空运营的郑州—赫尔辛基定期客运航线将于10月12日启航,这是今年自疫情发生以来我国民航企业新开的首条洲际航线,也是“豫芬合作”框架下双方迈出的坚实一步,对于加强河南与芬兰及北欧各国之间的经贸文化交流、提升河南对外开放水平、深度融入“一带一路”建设具有重要意义。


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Zhengzhou-Helsinki air passenger route is scheduled to transfer once a week by Boeing 787-9 Dream Aircraft. According to the schedule, the departure time from Zhengzhou Airport is 01:55 every Monday and the arrival time at Helsinki is 06:10 (local time) with the flight number of HO1665, while return from Helsinki at 20:30 (local time) every Monday and arrive at Zhengzhou at 10:00 the next day with the flight number of HO1666.

郑州至赫尔辛基航线,每周1班,由波音787-9梦想飞机执飞。去程航班号为HO1665,每周一01:55从郑州机场起飞,当地时间06:10抵达赫尔辛基;回程航班号为HO1666,当地时间每周一20:30从赫尔辛基起飞,次日10:00抵达郑州。

 

In recent years, Helsinki Airport, an airport hub connecting the Eurasian continent, has become a preferred transit hub for more and more passengers to Europe. On arrival at Helsinki from Zhengzhou, it is much easier for transfer passengers to other major European cities, such as London, Paris, Munich, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Budapest, Warsaw, Frankfurt, Berlin, Dusseldorf, Zurich, etc., by connecting flights operated by Finnair, a partner of Juneyao Airlines.

作为连接亚欧大陆快捷通道的机场枢纽,赫尔辛基机场近年来成为越来越多旅客前往欧洲的优选中转站。广大旅客从郑州乘机抵达赫尔辛基后,可通过由吉祥航空合作伙伴芬兰航空运营的联程航班中转至伦敦、巴黎、慕尼黑、斯德哥尔摩、哥本哈根、布达佩斯、华沙、法兰克福、柏林、杜塞尔多夫、苏黎世等欧洲主要城市。


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“We have witnessed the booming economic vitality of Zhengzhou and its position as a transportation hub in the Central Plains, and that’s the reason why we decide to launch the second intercontinental route of Juneyao Airlines in Zhengzhou.” Yu Chengji, vice president of Juneyao Airlines, remarked in the early of this year. Although the COVID-19 outbreak posed a huge challenge to the world and devastate the civil aviation industry much heavier than ever, owing to the strategic achievements made in pandemic prevention and control, China’s aviation industry has resumed from the bad situation and got back on track. Under such a background, the launch of this new route is of extraordinary significance.

“我们选择在郑州布局吉祥航空的第二条洲际航线,正是看到了郑州蓬勃的经济活力及其中原腹地交通枢纽的地位。”吉祥航空副总裁于成吉说,今年年初,突如其来的新冠肺炎疫情给全世界带来巨大的挑战,对民航业的冲击更是前所未有。在国内疫情防控取得战略性成果的大背景下,中国民航率先走出阴霾、逐步恢复正常运行。因此,这条新航线的开通意义非同寻常。

 

According to Li Xinguo, head of Aviation Economics Department, Henan Provincial Commission of Development and Reform, remarked that, in 2019, Henan’s import-export trade with Finland reached 103 million US dollars with a year-on-year increase of 31.32 percent, of which 26.78 million US dollars were contributed by the exports while 76.02 million US dollars were made by the imports. The launch of Zhengzhou-Helsinki air passenger route is a solid step made by both sides under the framework of “Henan-Finland Cooperation”, which is bound to vigorously promote the connectivity between Henan and Finland and other European countries, and establish a convenient air passage for economic and trade exchanges and cultural communications between them, facilitate Henan to seize the market share of Western Europe and Northern Europe and accelerate the development of Henan into an inland opening-up highland.

河南省发改委航空经济处处长李新国说,2019年河南省对芬兰进出口总额1.03亿美元,同比增长31.32%,其中出口额2678万美元,进口额7602万美元。开通该条航线是“豫芬合作”框架下双方迈出的坚实一步,将有力地促进河南与芬兰等欧洲国家之间的互联互通,为两地经贸往来和人文交流建立一条便捷的空中通道,有利于河南抢占西欧和北欧市场,加快内陆地区对外开放高地建设。(中文来源/河南日报 翻译/赵汉青 审校/焦丹)


Editor:Zhao Hanqing