[Explanation] At 13:32 on November 16, Hainan Airlines Haikou-Hong Kong flight HU703 took off from Haikou Meilan International Airport, marking the resumption of the Haikou-Hong Kong round-trip direct flight.

This route is the first international and regional regular passenger route resumed in Hainan Province since the outbreak.

　　On the same day, many passengers arrived at the airport 3 hours in advance to check in.

Passengers said that the opening of the Haikou-Hong Kong round-trip direct flight reduces the inconvenience and tediousness of transiting in the middle of the flight, making it easier to travel between Qionggang and Hong Kong. They expect the frequency of this route to gradually increase.

　　[Concurrent] Flight Passenger Ms. Jia

　　Because the direct flight is more convenient and the time is shortened, it is better in all aspects.

　　[Same period] Mr. Guo, a passenger on the plane

　　I've been following this flight and some friends at the travel agency told me about this inaugural flight.

And I hope there will be more flights, now there are only one flight a week, which is too few.

In the past, we had flights from Haikou to Hong Kong every day, so I hope to recover gradually.

　　[Explanation] According to Ma Ning, general manager of the Sales Department of Hainan Airlines Marketing Committee, the opening of this route has greatly met the needs of people from Hainan and Hong Kong.

　　[Concurrent] Ma Ning, General Manager of Sales Department of Marketing Committee of Hainan Airlines

　　So far, Hainan Airlines has led the ten member airlines of the HNA Group to create a transit intermodal service for passengers from more than 40 major cities such as Changsha, Hangzhou, and Chongqing via Haikou to Hong Kong.

(Why is the route opened at this time?) The personnel exchanges between Haikou and Hong Kong are very close and have a long history, so there is a great demand for travel.

Now coincides with the resumption of the first international and regional routes in Hainan Province, and at the same time our current epidemic prevention and control policies have been adjusted.

The resumption of the Haikou-Hong Kong route will certainly meet the needs of personnel exchanges between the two places, and at the same time build a bridge for economic and trade cooperation, tourism and cultural exchanges between Qionggang and Hong Kong.

　　[Explanation] Ma Ning said that in addition to opening the Haikou-Hong Kong route, Hainan Airlines also plans to resume the Shenzhen-Tel Aviv route on November 29.

　　According to Qiu Guoliang, President of Haikou Meilan International Airport, in order to ensure the safety of passengers when boarding the plane, based on the research and judgment of the risk of entry and exit epidemic prevention, the airport has adopted arrangements for setting up entry and exit passages in different areas.

In terms of departure, use the international area of ​​the T2 terminal for security.

In terms of entering the port, the original international terminal building is used for protection to ensure that the entering and leaving ports do not cross at all.

　　Reporter Fu Yuqun Li Yufan reports from Haikou

Responsible editor: [Li Ji]