Haikou Meilan International Airport Co. Ltd

The new 5,739-mi. (4,987-nm) route between Haikou and Auckland will launch in December.

The airline is ramping up capacity following the Jan. 8 reopening of China and Hong Kong.

Fifty aircraft will be based in Hainan to support the Chinese province’s free trade hub masterplan.

An agreement designed to bring a non-stop route between the Australian city of Darwin and Haikou, the capital of China's island province Hainan, has been signed during a special event at World Routes.