- - Datei - ein Airbus A330-300 Flugzeug von Air China Taxis an der Beijing Capital International Flughafen in Peking, China, 29. August 2018. Als erste
--FILE--An Airbus A330-300 jet plane of Air China taxis at the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, China, 29 August 2018. As the first airliner running direct flight routes between China and Spain, Air China has helped facilitate exchanges between the two countries and is ready to do more, said Han Pengyu, head of Air China in Spain. As China's flag carrier for civil aviation, Air China opened its Beijing-Madrid-Sao Paolo air route in December, 2006, the first direct flight route linking China and Spain. It was also the company's first direct flight crossing three continents. Han told Xinhua in a recent interview that as China-Spain ties have been booming in all areas, the company is ready to do more based on the demands of the Spanish market. The company may use more advanced planes to fly its Spanish routes and will increase passenger volume, said Han. Apart from Beijing-Madrid direct route, Air China has also opened direct routes linking Beijing and Barcelona, as well as Shanghai and Barcelona. Since 2015, over 620, 000 passengers have flown with Air China's Spanish routes, according to Han.
