On the afternoon of October 30, nearly 300 passengers took a wide-body plane of Juneyao Airlines from Zhengzhou city of Central China's Henan province to Italy, marking the successful launch of a regular intercontinentalair passenger route between Zhengzhou and Milan.

The launch ceremony. 

It is the first regular intercontinental direct passenger route from Henan to South Europe, which brings togetherZhengzhou metropolitan area and Milan, the international fashion capital.

Operated by Juneyao Airlines, 2 flights are scheduled on Mondays and Fridays per week. The outbound flight (HO1667) will take off from Zhengzhou at 14:50 (local time) and arrive at Milan on 19:30 (local time). And the return flight (HO1668) will departure from Milan at 21:30 (local time) and arrival in Zhengzhou at 14:55 (local time) the following day.

A plane of Juneyao Airlines. 

As the first regular intercontinental direct passenger routefrom Henan to South Europe, the Zhengzhou-Milan air route is bound to vigorously promote the connectivity between Henan and Europe, which is of great significance for Henan to actively integrate into the construction of the "Belt and Road" and accelerate the development of the province into an inland open high ground.

This year, Zhengzhou airport has resumed or newly opened 15 international and regional passenger routes, covering12 countries and regionsworldwide, including 3 intercontinental air passenger routes linking Zhengzhou with Milan, Helsinki and Sydney.