Xiamen Air to open first route to Cebu
Xiamen Airlines will launch a route between Xiamen of Fujian province and Cebu in the Philippines on March 27, the first in Fujian.
Three round-trip flights will be scheduled each week. The plane will leave Xiamen at 9am on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, arrive in Cebu at 11:55 am, and return to Xiamen one hour later.
Xiamen Air has previously opened international routes to Southeast Asian countries including Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia and the Philippines. The new route is an effort by the company to keep pace with China's Belt and Road Initiative.
Cebu, located in the central Philippines, is one of the most developed areas in the country as well as a famous Southeast Asian tourist site.
Why Xiamen
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Xiamen is one of the most economically competitive cities in China and was one of the first Special Economic Zones on the Chinese mainland. As a vice-provincial city independently listed on the State development plan, it has provincial-level authority in economic administration and local legislative power. In 2010, the Xiamen SEZ was expanded to cover the entire municipality. Today, Xiamen is a modern and international port city.