Xiamen Airport will launch four new flights this summer to ease the pressure on Terminal 3. Additionally, the airport also starts its summer/autumn flight schedule, valid from now till October 28.
Xiamen Airlines and Singapore-based SilkAir plan to launch four new international night flights, SilkAir MI924/3 Xiamen-Singapore round-trip flight starting on June 3, Xiamen Airlines MF8907/8 Xiamen-Singapore round-trip flight，Xiamen Airlines MF8901/2 Xiamen-Bali round-trip flight and Xiamen Airlines MF811/2 Xiamen-Amsterdam round-trip flight.
Due to the summer days being longer and nights shorter, Xiamen Airport will further optimise Terminal 4’s flight schedule, moving up the earliest departure time to 06:20 and latening the last arrival time to 00:55.
In addition, Xiamen Airlines will begin running Xiamen-Melbourne flights after launching three other intercontinental routes in a row last year, connecting Xiamen to Europe, Asia and Australia. Additionally, it gains momentum in Southeast Asia by launching further international routes, such as Xiamen-Cebu.
As part of the new flight schedule, Shandong Airlines will not only launch a Xiamen-Rizhao-Beijing flight and a Xiamen-Hangzhou-Urumchi flight for the first time, but will also resume flights from Xiamen to Hailar, Haikou and other popular summer tourist destinations. Moreover, Southern Airlines plans to add a daily flight; Tibet Airlines will resume its Xiamen-Chongqing route and Donghai Airlines will launch its first Xiamen-Zhengzhou flights.
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