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Mr. Li Liyang, Deputy Manager of Marketing & Sales Center Northern China, Air China
As an institutional member of the WTCF (World Tourism Cities Federation) and Secretary-General unit of WTCF’s Committee of Civil Aviation, Air China is committed to conducting extensive exchanges and cooperation with members under the leadership of the WTCF, and based on the core concept of a "dream landing", jointly promote sustained growth of tourism.
Aerial Bridges for Economic Development of Tourism Destinations
Tourism is a social activity that involves all economic aspects. Naturally, tourism development promotes the diversified development of destinations. In 2018, Air China continued to expedite the development of a Beijing-centered global air route network by launching the Beijing-Houston-Panama City route on April 5th, which operates every Thursday and Sunday. The Beijing-Copenhagen non-stop route was launched on May 30th, which operates four times a week and the Beijing-Hanoi route on June 1st, which also operates four times a week. The launch of the new routes despite an apparent slowdown in growth of international routes and gradual recovery of business travel shows Air China’s confidence in continuing to achieve steady and stable growth in 2018. This will undoubtedly play a role in promoting Air China into an internationally competitive network-based airline, enabling us to build an aerial bridge for economic development of tourism destinations.
Aerial Bridges for “Belt and Road”
The implementation of the national "Belt and Road" strategy created a new opportunity for continuous extension of Air China's air route network, boosting the development of Air China's international network. In recent years, Air China has implemented the "Belt and Road" strategy with the aim to develop a core hub in Beijing and a regional hub in Chengdu, and to build an international gateway in Shanghai, focusing