A flight carrying 161 passengers departed from Xiamen for Bangkok on May 12, bringing the total number of passenger trips between Xiamen airport and Belt and Road partner countries this year to 1,000,100, marking a 17-day earlier start than in 2025.
A Boeing 737 cargo aircraft, fully loaded with cross-border e-commerce goods, took off from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport on May 7, bound for the Philippines, a Belt and Road partner country.
The "Albatros" Asia-Europe service, operated by Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), made its maiden call at Xiamen Port on May 1, following the smooth docking of the MSC PERLE at Songyu Terminal.
Wu Bin, mayor of Xiamen, met with Michael Starbæk Christensen, Danish ambassador to China, on April 27.
Xiamen Design and Art Week 2026 opened at the Xiamen Art Museum on April 25.
Over the course of three years, the program has trained 37 medical professionals from 16 countries.
As of April 11, Xiamen Airport had recorded 5,026 passenger flights to and from Belt and Road partner countries this year, up 12.01 percent year-on-year and reaching that mark nine days earlier than last year.
