EgyptAir to resume Cairo-Tokyo direct flights

STORY: EgyptAir to resume Cairo-Tokyo direct flights DATELINE: Sept. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the EgyptAir logo 2. various of EgyptAir planes STORYLINE: Egypt's flagship carrier EgyptAir announced on Sunday that it will resume its direct route from Cairo to Tokyo's Narita International Airport on Sept. 28 this year, after a three-year suspension. There will be one weekly flight on a Boeing B787-9 (309 seats), departing on Thursdays and returning on Fridays. It will later increase to two flights per week since November, according to the Egyptian company. According to recent data, EgyptAir flights served 71 overseas destinations in the first half of this year, an increase of 10 percent from the previous year. The company has recently operated several routes in Asia, Europe, and North America. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV)

HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-CHINA-DIRECT FLIGHT-OPENING

HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-CHINA-DIRECT FLIGHT-OPENING

(230620) -- BUDAPEST, June 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Delegates cut the ribbon at the opening ceremony for the first China Eastern Airlines flight between Ningbo and Budapest at Liszt Ferenc International Airport in Budapest, Hungary, on June 19, 2023. A Boeing B787-9 Dreamliner of Shanghai Airlines, a subsidiary of China Eastern Airlines, was warmly received at Liszt Ferenc International Airport in Budapest, Hungary's capital city, on Monday night. China Eastern Airlines commenced a direct flight service between east China's Ningbo city and Budapest. TO GO WITH "New direct flight launched between China's Ningbo and Budapest" (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-CHINA-DIRECT FLIGHT-OPENING

HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-CHINA-DIRECT FLIGHT-OPENING

(230620) -- BUDAPEST, June 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 19, 2023 shows a Boeing B787-9 Dreamliner of Shanghai Airlines arriving at Liszt Ferenc International Airport in Budapest, Hungary. A Boeing B787-9 Dreamliner of Shanghai Airlines, a subsidiary of China Eastern Airlines, was warmly received at Liszt Ferenc International Airport in Budapest, Hungary's capital city, on Monday night. China Eastern Airlines commenced a direct flight service between east China's Ningbo city and Budapest. TO GO WITH "New direct flight launched between China's Ningbo and Budapest" (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-CHINA-DIRECT FLIGHT-OPENING

HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-CHINA-DIRECT FLIGHT-OPENING

(230620) -- BUDAPEST, June 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 19, 2023 shows a Boeing B787-9 Dreamliner of Shanghai Airlines arriving at Liszt Ferenc International Airport in Budapest, Hungary. A Boeing B787-9 Dreamliner of Shanghai Airlines, a subsidiary of China Eastern Airlines, was warmly received at Liszt Ferenc International Airport in Budapest, Hungary's capital city, on Monday night. China Eastern Airlines commenced a direct flight service between east China's Ningbo city and Budapest. TO GO WITH "New direct flight launched between China's Ningbo and Budapest" (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-CHINA-DIRECT FLIGHT-OPENING

HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-CHINA-DIRECT FLIGHT-OPENING

(230620) -- BUDAPEST, June 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Boeing B787-9 Dreamliner of Shanghai Airlines passes the water gate at Liszt Ferenc International Airport in Budapest, Hungary, on June 19, 2023. A Boeing B787-9 Dreamliner of Shanghai Airlines, a subsidiary of China Eastern Airlines, was warmly received at Liszt Ferenc International Airport in Budapest, Hungary's capital city, on Monday night. China Eastern Airlines commenced a direct flight service between east China's Ningbo city and Budapest. TO GO WITH "New direct flight launched between China's Ningbo and Budapest" (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

New direct flight launched between China's Ningbo and Budapest

STORY: New direct flight launched between China's Ningbo and Budapest DATELINE: June 20, 2023 LENGTH: 0:03:34 LOCATION: Budapest CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the airport 2. various of the opening ceremony 3. various of the airport STORYLINE: A Boeing B787-9 Dreamliner of Shanghai Airlines, a subsidiary of China Eastern Airlines, was warmly received at Liszt Ferenc International Airport in Budapest, Hungary's capital city, on Monday night. China Eastern Airlines commenced a direct flight service between east China's Ningbo city and Budapest. "Thanks to Shanghai Airlines, there will be two flights per week between Ningbo and Budapest from July," Tamas Menczer, state secretary for bilateral relations of the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said at a press conference at the airport. So far, a total of four major Chinese cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, Ningbo, and Chongqing, have had direct accessibility from Budapest. Menczer highlighted the significance of Ningbo, a

U.S. envoy Kennedy sees off kids invited to B787-9 flight

U.S. envoy Kennedy sees off kids invited to B787-9 flight

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (3rd from L) sees off Japanese and American elementary school students invited by All Nippon Airways Co. for a sightseeing flight aboard a Boeing 787-9 plane at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Aug. 4, 2014. The 787-9 is about 6 meters longer than the normal Boeing 787.