Air China flight CA807, operated by China National Aviation Holding Corporation Limited, touched down and received a water cannon salute at Keflavik International Airport in Iceland on October 26.
A welcoming ceremony was held upon the inaugural flight’s arrival, with Chinese and Icelandic representatives witnessing the launch of the Beijing-Copenhagen-Reykjavik flight route, the first scheduled passenger air route to Iceland operated by an airline based in Chinese mainland.
With a stopover in Copenhagen, the route offers through-ticketing and baggage check-through to the final destination, with a total flight time of approximately 15 hours and 45 minutes.
The new air route fills a gap in scheduled passenger services between the Chinese mainland and Iceland, reducing passengers’ transfer costs. It provides a convenient air link for business, cultural, tourism and academic exchanges between the two countries. Making use of Copenhagen’s role as a major air hub, the route can fully tap into the fifth freedom of the air to expand the corporation’s air route network in Europe. (....)