Direct flight service links Xiamen, Doha

China’s Xiamen Airlines on Tuesday launched a direct air route linking Xiamen, East China’s Fujian province, with Qatar’s capital of Doha using a Boeing 787 aircraft. The service offers a round-trip flight every Tuesday and Friday, shuttling between Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport and Hamad International Airport in Doha. The outbound flight took off from Xiamen early Tuesday morning. The return flight is scheduled to leave Doha at 7:30 pm local time.