Sichuan Airlines commences flights to Dubai

Sichuan Airlines have begun regular flights to the United Arab Emirates.
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In an addition to its current long-haul offerings, the Chinese carrier have added the international hub of Dubai to its available destinations.

“We're delighted to begin this new twice weekly service to Dubai,” said Meng Zhongqiu, deputy general manager of Sichuan Airlines' commercial committee. “This is another addition to a major investment in new service destinations for us. In May we expanded our offering with a direct flight from Chengdu to Moscow and we have been extremely pleased with the uptake of this service and have no doubt that this new route will bring even more success."

Meng. Anita Mehra, VP of communications & business development at Dubai Airports said: “We are delighted to welcome Sichuan Airlines to Dubai as an important addition to our family of over 100 airline partners. The launch of Sichuan Airlines' flights into DXB reaffirms Dubai's position as the international hub of choice thanks to the connectivity we offer – to 280 destinations globally – as well as world class aviation infrastructure. “This is another success story for the cooperation between Sichuan and UAS,” said Mohammed Husary, UAS Co-founder and Executive President of UAS International Trip Support, Sichuan Airline's trip support partner with Middle East Headquarters in Dubai. “We are happy to work with a company that has the same pioneering spirit that we pride ourselves on. Sichuan is truly providing an exceptional service for their customers, and we are proud to be part of their successful global network growth.”