Yesterday, 12:00, Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to usher in a "occasional visitors." KLM Royal Dutch Airlines plane flying from Amsterdam Boeing 747-400combi aircraft, carrying 237 passengers a smooth landing.
This is the season of the company after the Boeing 747 aircraft to fly the first flight, but also Shuangliu International Airport is the only one using the Boeing 747 to fly the passenger routes.
It is understood, CHENGDU - non-stop flights to Amsterdam is the only one of the central and western Europe non-stop passenger flights. Since the official opening in May 2006 has been to maintain a high load factor. The route not only for the province to provide a convenient European visitors, but also attracted participants from Chongqing, Shaanxi, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet and other places of the passengers. Flights to fly in 2010 a total of more than 300 classes, about 6.5 million passengers transported.
The KLM flight in the implementation of summer time, replace with a capacity for 275 Boeing 747-400combi aircraft they fly, the main value of the route is a good market potential. The models have a more ample cargo space, we can further expand the Chengdu air cargo business between Europe.
This year, Chengdu - Amsterdam route has transported about 1.2 million foreign visitors, compared with an increase of nearly 23% over the same period last year. Passenger growth and to meet the needs of the two exchanges, KLM addition to replacing models, but also to increase flights.
March 27 to May 1 period, Chengdu, the number of non-stop flights to Amsterdam, 2 classes per week increased by the 3 classes per week. Specific time is Wednesday, Friday and Sunday from Amsterdam to Chengdu, Chengdu, arrival time 12:15 hours the following day at noon, and Chengdu, the take-off time for Monday, Thursday and Saturday afternoon 14:15; from May 2 beginning, will be increased to 3 classes per week 4 flights per week, that group of Chengdu on Tuesday to increase - from Amsterdam route. Source: Huaxi Dushi Bao
