海南航空将于年开通奥克兰 深圳直飞航线

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.

新西兰奥克兰机场上周一宣布，中国海南航空公司将于12月31日起开通深圳--中国南方的一个大型城市--到奥克兰的直航。

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，该航空公司将使用A330飞机，每周三次往返于深圳和奥克兰之间。

The new route was part of Hainan Airlines' international expansion plans, Auckland Airport general manage, Norris Carter said in a statement.

奥克兰机场总经理诺里斯·卡特在声明中表示，这一新航线是海南航空国际扩张计划的一部分。

"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.

卡特说带：“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，通过巨大的海南航空网络进一步提供航班选择。”

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).

奥克兰机场预计这一新服务将每年为中国--奥克兰航线增加81000位名乘客，并且将为新西兰的旅游业带来1亿200万新西兰元（折合7412万美元）的收益。

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.

该航空公司已经运营了23年，自2011年来拥有162架飞机。