“Welcome home, our champions!” On August 14, 2024, Xiamen Airlines’ MF8116, Flight Daxing, Beijing - Fuzhou, ushered in two Fujian Olympic champions, namely Li Fabin, the men’s 61kg weightlifting champion of the Olympic Games Paris 2024, and Li Wenwen, the women’s 81kg and above weightlifting champion. As soon as they entered the terminal of Daxing Airport, Beijing, they were warmly welcomed by Xiamen Airlines staff.

At the recently concluded Olympic Games Paris, Li Wenwen successfully defended her title, securing China’s 40th gold medal. Li Fabin served as the flag bearer of the Chinese team at the closing ceremony, showcasing China’s weightlifting power to the world. The Chinese team won 40 gold medals, with two of them contributed by Li Fabin and Li Wenwen from Fujian. They are the pride of the Chinese sports industry and also models of striving for progress and self-improvement for all Fujian people. On that day, Xiamen Airlines arranged thoughtful and meticulous services, including ground pick-up and drop-off, check-in as well as waiting, rest and cabin services. Every step was carefully prepared to provide the two Olympic champions with the warmest and most comfortable homecoming experience. The Olympic stickers on the luggage protection cover, the Fujian-style scenery in the lounge, and the full-process guidance of Xiamen Airlines’ “Little Egret” thoroughly reflected the comprehensive Olympic and Fujian elements, greatly warming their hearts.

When waiting in the lounge, Xiamen Airlines employees communicated with Li Fabin and Li Wenwen, sharing their victorious joy at the Olympic Games Paris and expressing the highest respect and warmest wishes to them. The two Olympic champions praised Xiamen Airlines for its first-class service, saying, “Xiamen Airlines is our hometown airline. As Fujian athletes, we feel we’re home every time we take your flight.” Two Olympic champions and their head coaches also signed on the Xiamen Airlines 40th-anniversary exclusive commemorative boarding pass and took a group photo with Xiamen Airlines employees.

In recent years, Xiamen Airlines has adhered to the ESG development concept. As the official aviation service provider of the World Athletics Diamond League Xiamen Station, Xiamen Airlines not only provides its unique air travel services for athletes, referees, and audiences from all over the world, but also fully utilizes its own traffic and platform advantages to spread sports culture, allowing more people to get close to and love sports.