According to an announcement made by Xiamen Airlines, a direct international flight linking Xiamen with Melbourne will be launched on July 1st. The flight will be served with a Boeing 787-8.
The flight will leave Xiamen at 10:15 p.m. every Thursday and Sunday, and depart from Melbourne at 12:05 p.m. every Monday and Friday.
It is one of three international flights that are scheduled to be launched this year. The other two international flight destinations to be launched this year are Vancouver and Seattle.
Currently, Xiamen has direct flights to Singapore, Manila, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Jakarta, Siem Reap, Seoul, Jeju Island, Tokyo, Amsterdam, Hanoi, Nice, Sydney, and Cebu.
The Xiamen-Cebu direct flight was launched by Xiamen Airlines on March 27th this year, and will be available till October 29th. The flight departs from Xiamen at 9 a.m. every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday, and arrives in Cebu at 11:55.
At present, sixteen airlines are operating international and regional flights (Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan) at the Xiamen airport. Below is a list of the check-in and closure times for international and regional flights on airlines operating at the Xiamen airport:
All Nippon Airways: 30 minutes
Thai Airways: 40 minutes
Air China: 30 minutes
Cathay Pacific: 40 minutes
Cebu Pacific: 45 minutes
China Southern Airlines: 30 minutes
Dragonair: 40 minutes
KLM-Royal Dutch Airlines: 60 minutes
Korean Air: 30 minutes
Malaysia Airlines: 40 minutes
Philippine Airlines: 45 minutes
Singapore SilkAir: 40 minutes
Taiwan Mandarin Airlines: 40 minutes
Taiwan TransAsia Airways: 40 minutes
Taiwan UNI Airways: 40 minutes
Xiamen Airlines: 45 minutes (starting from July 25, 2015)
China announced and implemented on May 15 a policy allowing visa-free entry of foreign tourist groups aboard cruise ships via all cruise ship ports along the country's coastline.
China and Georgia are set to waive visa requirements for travelers starting May 28.
