The Chengdu-Amsterdam Trip is 11 Hours
By Li Xu, Newssc.org | May 30, 2006
At 12:16PM, 29th, May, one Boeing 777-200 with blue and white landed on the runway of Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport slowly. So far, Chengdu-Amsterdam flight realized the direct flight between southwest area of China and Europe for the first time, it's not only Chengdu's first long-haul international flight route, but also southwest China's first long-distance non-stop international flight route. It now takes less than 11 hours to set off from Chengdu to Amsterdam.
The initial ticket price is 4888 yuan
It's known that, the Chengdu-Amsterdam initial round-trip ticket price is 4888 yuan, the fare includes the round-trip from Chengdu to Amsterdam, as well as the round-trip from Amsterdam to any city in more than 140 European cities. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is the fourth aviation port in Europe, the passenger from Chengdu to this port could leave for other cities in Europe via this "transfer station".
To go through with one ticket
Hartmann shared that, KLM will specially equip Chengdu-Amsterdam route with more than three local air hostesses, which is convenient to exchange (ideas) with passengers; meanwhile the food will be catered according to the taste of Chinese, especially the people of Chengdu, and the onboard beverages include Chinese tea. (Translation: CARNOC Tao Mengping)
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