导读:海南航空新年开通深圳-奥克兰航线。
China’s Hainan Airlines is to begin direct flights between Shenzhen, a major city in southern China, and Auckland from Dec. 31, Auckland Airport announced Monday.
中国海南航空公司将于12月31日起开通中国南方的一个主要城市深圳到奥克兰的直航，奥克兰机场周一宣布。
The inaugural flight would touch down on Jan. 1, 2017, and the airline would operate three times a week between Shenzhen and Auckland using an A330 aircraft.
首飞将于2017年1月1日进行，航空公司将使用A330飞机每周三次往返于深圳市和奥克兰之间。
The new route was part of Hainan Airlines’ international expansion plans, Auckland Airport general manage, Norris Carter said in a statement.
新航线是海南航空国际扩张计划的一部分，奥克兰机场总经理，诺里斯?卡特在声明中说。
"This non-stop service will not only grow the number of visitors from southern China, it will also give Chinese travelers further connecting flight options to Auckland from other areas in China through the extensive Hainan Airlines’ network," said Carter.
“这种直航服务不仅将增加中国南部的游客数量，也将为从中国其他地区到奥克兰的中国游客通过广泛的海南航空网进一步提供航班选择，”卡特说。
Auckland Airport estimated that the new service would add 81,000 seats to the China-Auckland route every year and boost the New Zealand tourism industry by 102 million NZ dollars (74.12 million US dollars).
奥克兰机场预计新服务将每年为中国—奥克兰航线增加81000个座位，并且以1.02亿新西兰元（7412万美元）推动新西兰旅游业。
Hainan Airlines is part of the HNA group and is the largest privately-owned air transport company and the fourth largest airline in terms of fleet size in China.
海南航空是海航集团的一部分，是国内最大的民营航空运输公司，在机队规模方面是中国第四大航空公司。
The airline has been operating for 23 years with 162 aircraft in operation and since 2011.
该航空公司拥有162架飞机，自2011年来已经运营23年。
