Direct charter flight launched between China's Fujian, Maldives

STORY: Direct charter flight launched between China's Fujian, Maldives SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 14, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: FUZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of launching ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HUDA ALI SHAREEF, Charge d'Affaires a.i. of Embassy of Maldives in China 3. various of passengers 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): QIU JING, Passenger 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): XU YANG, Fujian Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism STORYLINE: The first direct charter flight that connects southeast China's Fujian Province with the Maldives was launched on Wednesday. The maiden flight operated by Xiamen Airlines took off from Fuzhou Changle International Airport with 230 passengers on board, and landed at Male Airport after 7 hours of flight. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HUDA ALI SHAREEF, Charge d'Affaires ad interim of Embassy of Maldives in China "We are very happy that this initiative has been taken by the Fujian Provincial People's Government and Xiamen Airline