Visa-free policy boosts passenger flow to China at Amsterdam airport

STORY: Visa-free policy boosts passenger flow to China at Amsterdam airport SHOOTING TIME: June 25, 2024 DATELINE: June 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:42 LOCATION: Amsterdam CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of passengers at Schiphol Airport 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WILCO SWEIJEN, Airline Partnerships Director at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SU JIE, Sales director of China Southern Airlines' Europe and Amsterdam Office 4. various of passengers at Schiphol Airport STORYLINE: China's visa-free policy has boosted passenger flows from Schiphol Airport in the Dutch city of Amsterdam to China, with major airlines expanding capacity to meet rising demand. The number of weekly flights to China has increased to 42 from 29 last year, Airline Partnerships Director at Schiphol Airport Wilco Sweijen told Xinhua on Tuesday. "We are now seeing a much higher demand of passengers going to China," he said, adding that Schiphol Airport has recently ramped up its security and ground handling staff to a

Chinese, Dutch airlines resume direct flights to Beijing

STORY: Chinese, Dutch airlines resume direct flights to Beijing DATELINE: March 27, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:41 LOCATION: Amsterdam CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese and Dutch airlines resuming direct flights to Beijing STORYLINE: Chinese, Dutch airlines resumed their direct flights from Amsterdam to Beijing on Sunday after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At a boarding gate at Schiphol Airport to a fully-booked China Southern Airlines flight to Beijing, passengers were presented with colorful wooden tulip flowers as gifts to mark the memorable occasion. The passengers departed from the Schiphol Airport at 8:40 p.m. local time and were scheduled to arrive at Beijing Daxing International Airport after a 10-hour flight. Wilco Sweijen, airline partnerships director at Schiphol Airport, told Xinhua that it was the first time that the airport was having a flight between Beijing Daxing and Amsterdam. "We're very happy with that, because now that the (Chinese) capital is connected ag