On August 27, Hainan Airlines announced the formal launch of service between Shenzhen and Zurich. The service is the first non-stop flight connecting China’s Guangzhou-Shenzhen area with Switzerland, and is also the airline’s 7th intercontinental flight originating from Shenzhen.
On August 27, Hainan Airlines announced the formal launch of service between Shenzhen and Zurich. The service is the first non-stop flight connecting China’s Guangzhou–Shenzhen area with Switzerland, and is also the airline’s 7th intercontinental flight originating from Shenzhen. The airline will operate a Boeing 787 Dreamliner on the new route with two round-trip flights per week. Hainan Airlines flight HU741, the inaugurate flight of the carrier’s new Shenzhen–Zurich service, took off from Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport at 1:20 am on August 27 Beijing time, and successfully landed at Zurich Airport the same day, at 7:55 am local time.