China-based Xiamen Airlines is to launch the first service between Xiamen and Shenzhen with Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, US, in September.
The proposed service expects to harmonise business and community ties between Seattle and Shenzhen, one of China’s largest cities.
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The new route will start in Xiamen city, the headquarters of Xiamen Airlines, and will travel to Shenzhen before a nonstop flight to Seattle.
Xiamen Airlines currently operates an all-Boeing fleet in China and expects to serve the new route three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays with 787-8 jet.
Port of Seattle commissioner Fred Felleman said: "Service between the two leading technology centres of Shenzhen and Seattle is a very important addition to the Port of Seattle’s direct flights throughout Asia.
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"We value Xiamen Airlines commitment to connecting our region’s leisure and business travellers to new opportunities with state of the art Boeing 787 airplanes.
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By GlobalData"Our goal of being a world-class international airport not only refers to customer service but also reaching new and diverse parts of the world."
Operated by the Port of Seattle, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport served around 42.3 million passengers and over 332,000t of air cargo last year.
The airport currently hosts 22 airlines serving 87 non-stop domestic destinations and 21 international cities from the airport.
Established in 1984, Xiamen Airlines operates a fleet of 153 aircraft, which is claimed to be the biggest all-Boeing fleet in China.
With more than 320 routes in operation, the airline currently serves both domestic and international flight network reaching Asia, Europe and Oceania.
Image: Members of the Port of Seattle, the City of Seattle and the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce during a press conference in Shenzhen, China. Photo: courtesy of Port of Seattle.
