Hainan Airlines’ maiden Haikou-Seattle flight successful

Hainan Airlines successfully flew the initial flight of its Haikou-Chongqing-Seattle route on the morning of 26th September from the Haikou Meilan International Airport, officially launching its first international route from Haikou to the United States. 

As Hainan Airlines’ 13th international and regional route out of Haikou, the route is expected to play a positive role in promoting economic development and cultural exchanges between Haikou and Seattle.

It is also hoped that the new route will help promote the construction of Hainan Free Trade Port, and provide more support and convenience for exchanges between the people of China and the United States.

A weekly route

Officials plan to operate a single round-trip Haikou-Chongqing-Seattle flight a week, with flights scheduled every Thursday. 

The outbound flight takes off from Haikou Meilan International Airport at 07:05 Beijing time, arrives in Chongqing at 08:55 , stops in Chongqing, takes off from Chongqing at 11:20 , and arrives at Seattle Tacoma International Airport at 09:00 local time. The total flight time is expected to be 16 hours and 55 minutes.

Meanwhile, the return flight is scheduled to take off from Seattle Tacoma International Airport at 11:00 local time, arrive in Chongqing at 16:00 Beijing time the next day, stop in Chongqing, take off from Chongqing at 18:30, and arrive at Haikou Meilan International Airport at 20:45. The total flight time is expected to be 18 hours and 45 minutes. 

Flying to the world

At present, Hainan Airlines has resumed, newly opened, or plans to operate more than 50 international and regional round-trip passenger routes departing from cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Haikou, Chongqing, Xi’an, Changsha, Taiyuan, Dalian, Guangzhou, and Hangzhou, among others. 

In the future, the airline aims to accelerate the resumption and opening of international and regional routes to meet the evolving travel needs of global passengers.





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