APG appointed as GSA for Xiamen Airlines in further four countries

APG announces a new GSA partnership with Xiamen Airlines effective from the 01st June 2015 in addition to its IET agreement with the carrier and current GSA agreement in 10 countries.

APG has been appointed as the General Sales Agent of Xiamen Airlines in Portugal, Turkey, UAE, Vietnam and will be providing full sales and marketing services as well as call centre facilities.

Xiamen Airlines, the 5th largest carrier in China, is the only Chinese carrier featuring an all-Boeing fleet, 114 aircrafts with a total of 18,824 seats, and an average airplane service age of 5.48 years, as of 1 February, 2015. The SkyTeam member operates more than 220 domestic routes, and almost 30 international and regional routes, and flies more than 3,200 flights each week. With bases in Xiamen, Fuzhou and Hangzhou, Xiamen Airline’s flight network covers major cities in China and extends to Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Southeast Asian countries. With total assets exceeding RMB 35 billion and net assets of RMB 13 billion, Xiamen Airlines is the only Chinese civil airline that has maintained profitability for 28 consecutive years.

The airline will introduce its first route into Europe, the airline's first ever long haul flight, on 26 July 2015 and will operate its new Boeing 787 Dreamliner three times a week between Xiamen and Amsterdam during summer season and twice a week during winter season. The aircraft is configured in a three class arrangement with 4 First Class, 18 Business Class and 215 Economy seats.

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