Xiamen Air to Become Second Carrier Offering China-Qatar Flights
- Carrier to introduce new route in October, people familiar say
- Drop in US flights frees up capacity for Middle East services
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Xiamen Airlines Co. will start flying to Qatar in late October, strengthening aviation ties between China and the Middle East as air travel rebounds from the Covid crisis.
The subsidiary of China Southern Airlines Co. will partner Qatar Airways on routes between Doha and Beijing and Xiamen, a port city in southeast China, the airline said, confirming an earlier report by Bloomberg News. The Beijing flights will start from Oct. 20 and Xiamen from Oct. 31, the company said.