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Fujian's first flight granted fifth Freedom of Air officially launched
By Xinhua Published: Oct 27, 2025 09:45 AM
An airplane, departing from Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh, is given a water salute upon landing at the Fuzhou Changle International Airport in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Oct. 26, 2025. Fujian's first flight granted the Fifth Freedom of the Air, the Phnom Penh-Fuzhou-Tokyo route, was officially launched on Sunday. The Fifth Freedom of the Air refers to the right granted to an airline of one country to make a stopover in a third country while operating an international route, allowing it to load and unload passengers and cargo there. (Photo: Xinhua)

An airplane, departing from Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh, is given a water salute upon landing at the Fuzhou Changle International Airport in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Oct. 26, 2025. Fujian's first flight granted the Fifth Freedom of the Air, the "Phnom Penh-Fuzhou-Tokyo" route, was officially launched on Sunday. The Fifth Freedom of the Air refers to the right granted to an airline of one country to make a stopover in a third country while operating an international route, allowing it to load and unload passengers and cargo there. (Photo: Xinhua)


 
An airplane, departing from Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh, arrives at the Fuzhou Changle International Airport in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Oct. 26, 2025. (Photo: Xinhua)

An airplane, departing from Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh, arrives at the Fuzhou Changle International Airport in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Oct. 26, 2025. (Photo: Xinhua)


 
A ceremony marking the launch of Fujian's first flight granted the Fifth Freedom of the Air is held at the Fuzhou Changle International Airport in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Oct. 26, 2025. (Photo: Xinhua)

A ceremony marking the launch of Fujian's first flight granted the Fifth Freedom of the Air is held at the Fuzhou Changle International Airport in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Oct. 26, 2025. (Photo: Xinhua)


 
A staff member checks the security condition of an airplane at the Fuzhou Changle International Airport in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Oct. 26, 2025. (Photo: Xinhua)

A staff member checks the security condition of an airplane at the Fuzhou Changle International Airport in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Oct. 26, 2025. (Photo: Xinhua)