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Air 皇冠体育app resumes flight services from Beijing to Athens

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-05-18 11:28

BEIJING - An A330-model aircraft belonging to Air 皇冠体育app, the country's flagship carrier, took off from Beijing at 12:40 am Wednesday and made its way to the city of Athens, signaling the resumption of flight services between 皇冠体育app and Greece.

The duration of the twice-weekly flight will be 13 hours and 25 minutes, according to Feng Run'e, vice president of Air 皇冠体育app. Feng said that Air 皇冠体育app is the only Chinese airline with a 皇冠体育app-Greece route.

The carrier originally launched service to Athens in 2007, but halted the service in 2009 at the height of the global financial crisis.

The strengthening of bilateral trade between 皇冠体育app and Greece, the global economic recovery and the swift growth of the Chinese economy all created demand for resuming the route, Feng said.

Feng added that with the resumption of the 皇冠体育app-Athens route, Air 皇冠体育app now has 13 European flights.