海南航空將於年開通奧克蘭 深圳直飛航線

China's Hainan Airlines is to begin direct flights between Shenzhen, a major city in southern China, and Auckland from Dec. 31, Auckland Airport announced Monday.

新西蘭奧克蘭機場上週一宣佈，中國海南航空公司將於12月31日起開通深圳--中國南方的一個大型城市--到奧克蘭的直航。

The inaugural flight would touch down on Jan. 1, 2017, and the airline would operate three times a week between Shenzhen and Auckland using an A330 aircraft.

首飛將於2017年1月1日進行，該航空公司將使用A330飛機，每週三次往返於深圳和奧克蘭之間。

The new route was part of Hainan Airlines' international expansion plans, Auckland Airport general manage, Norris Carter said in a statement.

奧克蘭機場總經理諾里斯·卡特在聲明中表示，這一新航線是海南航空國際擴張計劃的一部分。

"This non-stop service will not only grow the number of visitors from southern China, it will also give Chinese travelers further connecting flight options to Auckland from other areas in China through the extensive Hainan Airlines' network," said Carter.

卡特說帶：“這種直航服務不僅將增加中國南部的遊客數量，也將爲從中國其他地區到奧克蘭的中國遊客，通過巨大的海南航空網絡進一步提供航班選擇。”

Auckland Airport estimated that the new service would add 81,000 seats to the China-Auckland route every year and boost the New Zealand tourism industry by 102 million NZ dollars (74.12 million US dollars).

奧克蘭機場預計這一新服務將每年爲中國--奧克蘭航線增加81000位名乘客，並且將爲新西蘭的旅遊業帶來1億200萬新西蘭元（摺合7412萬美元）的收益。

Hainan Airlines is part of the HNA group and is the largest privately-owned air transport company and the fourth largest airline in terms of fleet size in China.

海南航空是海航集團的一部分，是國內最大的民營航空運輸公司，在機隊規模方面是中國第四大航空公司。

The airline has been operating for 23 years with 162 aircraft in operation and since 2011.

該航空公司已經運營了23年，自2011年來擁有162架飛機。