Hainan Airlines - Xi'an to Sydney

HU7993 getting a shower on arrival

Christmas Eve 2015 welcomed a new airline to Australian skies with the arrival of Hainan Airlines, a 5 time winner of the Skytrax five star airline rating.

Flying direct from Xi'an in central China, the airline is using their Airbus A330-243 aircraft for the 10 hour flight in a 222 seat configuration. This service will operate twice weekly for the next few months, finishing up in late March 2016.

HU7993 slowing down on Rwy 16R

The arrival of Hainan Airlines makes Sydney a world leader with Chinese long haul carriers, with 6 different airlines.

Hainan have selected this route to capture some of the growing market within Chinese tourists looking to holiday through the summer down under. In the last financial year, over 526,000 Chinese tourists made the journey to NSW, injecting almost $2 billion dollars to the local economy.

On the flip side, this route gives Australian tourists a great chance to fly direct to Xi'an, the home of the ancient Terracotta Warriors and many more fantastic tourist attractions.

The Inbound flight is HU7993 and is scheduled to arrive at 7:20am on Thursday and Monday, returning to Xi'an as HU7994, departing Sydney at 10:15am.

HU7994 departing Sydney - 24/12/2015

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