First Flight from Inland China to North America Lands at YVR

22-Jun-2012 Representatives celebrate Sichuan Airlines' first flight from interior China to North America at Vancouver International Airport (YVR). From left to right: Mr. Zhou Xiding, Liaoning Deputy Director of National Development and Reform Commission; Tony Gugliotta, Sr. Vice President, Marketing and Business Development, Vancouver Airport Authority; Madam Zhang Yuan, Chair, Shenyang Taoxian Airport; The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway; Mr. Lan Xinguo, Chairman of Sichuan Airlines; The Honourable Blair Lekstrom, British Columbia's Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure; The Honourable Liu Fei, Consul General with Ambassadorial Rank, The People's Republic of China in Vancouver; Mr. Li Haiying, President of Sichuan Airlines. (CNW Group/Vancouver Airport Authority)