Hainan Airlines to Launch Route Between Tel Aviv and Shenzhen
The line will be replacing Hainan’s existing Tel Aviv to Guangzhou route
12:2017.01.19
Hainan Airlines Holding Co Ltd. is launching a new direct flight route from Tel Aviv to the southeastern Chinese city of Shenzhen, the company announced Wednesday. The line will be replacing Hainan’s existing Tel Aviv to Guangzhou route.
Hainan Airlines. Photo: Reuters About a 30 minutes bullet train ride away from both Hong Kong and Guangzhou, Shenzhen serves as Hainan Airlines’ hub. Chinese telecommunications company Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. and Tencent Holdings Ltd. are both headquartered in the city.
Hainan is China’s fourth-largest airline. The company operates 1,800 routes and already operates four weekly flights from Tel Aviv-Beijing, and three weekly flights connecting Tel Aviv and Shanghai.
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The first flight to Shenzhen from Tel Aviv will take off on February 22, and the final flight to Guangzhou will depart on February 19, a company spokesperson said in an interview with Calcalist Thursday. There will be two weekly flights from Tel Aviv to Shenzhen aboard the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
Hainan Airlines. Photo: Reuters
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