Zhengzhou-Milan intercontinental air passenger route to open in October
河南将开通首条直达南欧定期客运航线
A new intercontinental air passenger route linking Zhengzhou with Milan will be launched at the end of October, 2023, according to a news briefing held by Juneyao Air and Henan Airport Group in Zhengzhou, the capital city of Central China's Henan province, on August 8. The route is scheduled to see 2 Boeing 787-9 flights per week (every Monday and Friday).
2023年10月底，郑州机场将新开航郑州至米兰全新洲际客运航线。8月8日，吉祥航空与河南机场集团在郑州共同举行新航线推介会，记者从推介会上了解到，吉祥航空此次新开辟的郑州—米兰航线计划每周运营2班、逢每周一、五执行，由旗舰机队波音787-9梦想飞机执飞。
So far, Zhengzhou airport has launched 2 intercontinental air passenger routes, linking Zhengzhou with Helsinki and Sydney and operated by Juneyao Air and Tianjin Airlines, respectively. The Zhengzhou-Milan route shows that Juneyao Air helps Zhengzhou develop into China's second intercontinental aviation hub following Shanghai. It will become Henan's first regular passenger route to South Europe.）
据了解，目前郑州机场开通有2条洲际客运航线，分别是由吉祥航空运营的郑州至赫尔辛基航线、由天津航空运营的郑州至悉尼航线。郑州至米兰航线的开通，标志着吉祥航空正逐步将郑州打造成上海之外第二个洲际航线枢纽。郑州至米兰航线，将成为河南首条直达南欧的定期客运航线。
In recent years, Henan Airport Group has been deeply integrating into the Air Silk Road construction and pushing the high-quality development of Zhengzhou international aviation hub. Zhengzhou airport handled 29.13 million passengers in 2019, ranking 12th in China, and dealt with 705 thousand tons of cargo in 2021, ranking 6th nationwide.
近年来，河南省机场集团深度融入“空中丝绸之路”建设，全面推进郑州国际航空枢纽高质量发展。2019年，郑州机场最高完成旅客吞吐量2913万人次，行业排名位居中国国内第12位；2021年最高完成货邮吞吐量70.5万吨，行业排名位居中国国内第6位。
Zhengzhou airport has launched 12 regular international air passenger routes connecting 9 countries and regions, including Helsinki, Sydney, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Bangkok, Phnom Penh, Nha Trang, Phuket, Hong Kong SAR and Macau SAR.
秉承着“国际为先”的战略理念，郑州机场累计已开通赫尔辛基、悉尼、吉隆坡、新加坡、曼谷、金边、芽庄、普吉、香港、澳门等12条国际及地区定期客运航线，通航9个国家及地区。
In the future, Henan Airport Group will improve comprehensive cooperation with Milan in air passenger and cargo freight, and cooperate with Juneyao Air to expand Zhengzhou intercontinental air passenger route network by launching more intercontinental air passenger routes to New York, Athens, etc.
下一步，河南机场集团将继续探索与米兰在航空客运和货运方面的全面合作，并与吉祥航空共同谋划拓展延伸郑州国际航线网络，逐步开通郑州至纽约、雅典等洲际客运航线。（中文来源/顶端新闻·河南商报 记者/王访贤 编译/杨佳欣 审校/李文竞）