Hainan Airlines resumes Dublin-Beijing nonstop flight route

STORY: Hainan Airlines resumes Dublin-Beijing nonstop flight route DATELINE: June 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: Dublin CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Dublin Airport 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): EOIN MCGLOUGHLIN, Vice president of Aviation Business Development of Dublin Airport 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SADHBH DEE, Irish student studying at China's Shanghai University 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): CHENG SI, Chinese passenger STORYLINE: A nonstop flight route between Dublin and Beijing was reopened in Dublin on Tuesday, after being suspended for more than three years. It is the only flight route that directly connects Ireland to China. Operated by China's Hainan Airlines, the route offers two return flights each week, leaving Dublin Airport on Tuesday and Saturday. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): EOIN MCGLOUGHLIN, Vice president of Aviation Business Development of Dublin Airport "It's really great to have a direct link back to China again after four years. We are opening the borders and the economies