The two airliners that landed on Fiery Cross Reef

The Chinese government has published photos of two commercial airliners that flew to Fiery Cross Reef on Jan. 6.

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According to Xinhua News, the two airliners were leased by the Chinese government and they both took off from Haikou Meilan International Airport and the trip took two hours.

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The first aircraft landed at 10:21 followed by the second jet at 10:46. The China Southern Airlines Airbus A319 (B-6203) and Hainan Airlines Boeing 737 (B-5620) later returned to Meilan airport in the afternoon.

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Data from FlightRadar24 suggests the A319 was the first to touch down on the artificial island.

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