海南航空波士頓、上海直飛 6/20 啟航

(本報實習記者戴斯夢波士頓報導)海南航空從波士頓直飛上海航班，六月廿日正式開通，首航班機下午二點半抵達，在“水門儀式”中進入波士頓羅根（Logan）國際機場。

從今起，從波士頓飛上海，只要十四到十五個小時。海南航空的波士頓直飛上海航線，每週三班飛機，分別在周二、四、六下午四點三十五分從波士頓起飛。波士頓直飛上海14個小時，反之為15個小時。目前的最低票價在一千元之內。

『水門儀式』是由兩輛大型噴水車在飛機兩側噴水，形成門的形狀，寓意『接風洗塵』 。

麻州港務局（Massport）執行總裁Thomas P. Glynn在機場歡迎海南航空副總裁候偉等和搭乘首飛航班的200多名乘客抵達。

侯偉指出，海南航空公司是北美市場近兩年開通航線最多的航空公司。六月分內開通了聖何西（San Jose）至北京，西雅圖至上海，波士頓至上海的三條國際航線，波士頓地區在一年之內新設兩個直航航線，也在海南航空公司歷史中，創下記錄。

他表示，波士頓、北京直飛航線開通後不久，就因需求增加，飛行航班從每週五班增加至每天一班。去年8月起並增加至每週10班。去年秋季，海航開始申請從波士頓直飛上海的航線，歷時8個月，六月廿日正式開通。

海南航空波士頓地區的銷售經理潘毅表示，海航的波士頓到北京航線，開通以後，滿座率都在90%左右。中美簽證的更加便利，催化了海航的開通波士頓直飛上海航線。

麻州港務局執行總裁Thomas Glynn表示，過去三年內，從波士頓出發到上海的乘客增加了48%。這市場需求讓港務局對此新開航線非常有信心。

Glymn表示海南航空從今年1月宣佈要開通新航線，到6月20日就飛出第一班機，速度可謂非常快。

當天將搭乘海南首航班機，三月份就訂好機票要從波士頓飛上海的席青陽表示，他在大波士頓求學，工作十多年，非常清楚在暑假旺季，從波士頓飛上海的各個航空公司機票價格都在美金兩千元左右。但直飛不但節省時間，還免除轉機的麻煩。以往他得從紐約，芝加哥，舊金山，日本成田機場轉機，總航程時間平均20至24小時，現在可節省六到十個小時。

此外，海南航空以波音787飛機這2013年新機種，來飛波士頓上海直飛路線，對他格外有吸引力。

Century Metals & Supplies 公司國際貿易總裁Lizabeth Satiago是海南波士頓上海直飛首航辦理登機手續的第一位乘客，獲免費升級至頭等艙。她透露自己過去16年來，因為工作，平均每月飛一次國際航線。兩週前她以1800元的價格，預訂了海航這首飛航班。她說，經驗告訴她，搭飛機，轉機次數越少越好。

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6月20日，2時許，從上海直飛到波士頓的第一班飛機在機場接受『水門儀式』。（照片由海南海空公司提供）

麻州港務局執行長Thomas Glynn和海南航空副總裁候偉同切蛋糕慶祝首航。 （從左至右，海航美國區域總經理梁璞玢，麻州港務局執行長Thomas Glymn，海南航空副總裁侯偉，海航華東市場總監陳曉敏，海航人力資源部總經理王秦東）

For Passengers Heading to Asia, Logan is Your Airport

Hainan Nonstop Flight to Shanghai Starts Today

（From Mass Port）BOSTON –Hainan Airlines and Massport officials celebrated the first nonstop arrival from Shanghai today at Logan International Airport. In March, Hainan announced Boston would become the airlines’ first U.S. city with service to Shanghai. The service is scheduled on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner three days a week - Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, with afternoon times. The new flight complements the carrier’s existing nonstop Boston-Beijing service. With this new route, passengers at Logan can now reach three destinations in China as well as Tokyo, Japan and Istanbul, Turkey.

“Partnerships like this are terrific for Massachusetts,” said Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker. “By gaining new international flights, the Commonwealth is able to compete for more international business opportunities and travel options for our citizens, stimulating economic growth across the region.”

Boston is the largest U.S.-Shanghai air travel market without nonstop service, and Shanghai is Boston’s largest unserved international market, with more than 76,000 passengers travelling between the two cities last year. The total Boston-Shanghai air travel market has grown 48% since 2010, and is expected to grow more as a result of this nonstop service. Since May, Boston to Beijing service on Hainan Airlines has operated daily.

“One year ago, we were celebrating with Hainan their new nonstop Beijing service. And this year, we are thrilled to once again have something to celebrate – this time a new nonstop flight to Shanghai,’’ said Massport CEO Thomas P. Glynn. “I want to thank the business community and Massport’s Asia Task Force for their support in making Hainan’s Boston ventures here such a success.’’

Hainan Airlines just won the Skytrax 5-star airline quality award for the 5^th year in a row. The flight time is approximately 15 hours westbound and 14 hours eastbound. Connections with Hainan’s airline partners, including JetBlue in its Boston hub, allow travelers to connect to and from the new service from points throughout the U.S. and Canada.

In Boston, as well as in Shanghai, with advance reservations, premium passengers are treated to complimentary private chauffeured car service both on arrival and departure. Shanghai’s Pudong Airport also features a Maglev train that speeds travel between the airport and the city.

On board Hainan’s airplanes, business class passengers can relax in luxurious seats that convert into a fully flat bed and feature a turn-down service complete with fluffy pillows, fine cotton sheets and a duvet, pajamas and slippers. Gourmet Chinese or Western cuisine and wines are served on fine china, glassware and linens; customers may choose when they wish to dine. Freshly brewed espresso and a selection of teas are available. Amenity kits feature famous Bulgari® cosmetics. A state of the art entertainment system offers over 100 movies, audio selections and games on demand.