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Written by Jeffrey Teruel | Published on June 25, 2026
Xiamen Air is expanding its network in Europe with a new route connecting Xiamen and London.
Xiamen Air is expanding its network in Europe with a new route connecting Xiamen and London.
From September 6, Xiamen Air will operate three weekly flights (every Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday) between Xiamen Gaoqi and London Heathrow. MF821 will depart Xiamen at 0050H and arrive at Heathrow at 0635H. The return flight MF822 will depart Heathrow at 1235H and arrive back at Xiamen at 0700H the following morning.
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft with 287 seats in a two-class configuration will be used on the new route.
Heathrow will be Xiamen Air’s third destination in Europe. The Xiamen, China-based SkyTeam member airline currently operates flights to Paris Charles de Gaulle from Xiamen, and to Amsterdam from both Xiamen and Fuzhou.