Flight MF849 (down) prepares to take off at the Fuzhou International Airport in Fuzhou, capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, Feb. 15, 2017. MF849, the first direct flight of Xiamen Airlines from Fuzhou to New York, took off here on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Song Weiwei)
FUZHOU, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- A direct flight opened Wednesday between Fuzhou, capital of eastern China's Fujian Province, and New York.
Flight MF849 took off from Fuzhou at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday and will land in New York after A 14.5-hour flight.
It will depart from Fuzhou on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. The return flight leaves New York at 12:55 p.m. local time.
The new route, operated by Xiamen Airlines, makes Fuzhou the fourth city in China after Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou to have direct flights to New York.
A total of 800,000 people with origins in Fuzhou live in the New York area.
Xiamen Airlines will also launch a direct flight from Xiamen city to Los Angeles in June, according to Che Shanglun, chairman of the airline.
