“爬”满了熊猫的飞机首飞土耳其 Sichuan Airlines A350 in panda livery joins the Chengdu-Istanbul route

An Airbus A350 in panda livery at Istanbul Airport in Turkey on Thursday, August 1, 2019.[File Photo: Anadolu Agency via IC/Muhammed Enes Yildirim]

The panda-themed Sichuan Airlines(四川航空) aircraft had just completed its first direct flight(直飞航班 zhí fēi hángbān) from Chengdu to Istanbul.

Inside(内部) the panda-themed Sichuan Airlines Airbus A350 at Istanbul Airport in Turkey on Thursday, August 1, 2019. [File Photo: Anadolu Agency via IC/Muhammed Enes Yildirim]

Images(形象 xíngxiàng) of pandas(熊猫 xióngmāo) can be spotted almost everywhere inside the cabin, including on the head rest covers(头片 tóu piàn), seat pillows(腰枕 yāo zhěn), flight attendants aprons(围裙 wéiqún), meal boxes(餐盒 cān hé), paper cups(纸杯 zhǐbēi), cleaning bags(清洁袋 qīngjié dài) – even on the food(食物 shíwù).

Passengers for the Sichuan Airlines flight from Istanbul to Chengdu flight waiting in line at Istanbul Airport in Turkey on Thursday, August 1, 2019.[File Photo: Anadolu Agency via IC/Muhammed Enes Yildirim]

Sichuan Airlines operates four A350 aircraft, two of which are decorated(装饰 zhuāngshì) in livery that includes the image of a two-year-old female giant panda adopted by the airline.

Cabin crew for a Sichuan Airlines Airbus A350 at Istanbul Airport in Turkey on Thursday, August 1, 2019. [File Photo: Anadolu Agency via IC/Muhammed Enes Yildirim]

Sichuan Airlines had its flight to Istanbul at the end of April. The airline operates(运营 yùnyíng) more than 300 flights to nearly 140 cities on five continents.

乘飞机常用词汇 Useful vocabulary words for the airport:

[hángbān] 航班 flight
[zhíjī guìtái] 值机柜台 check-in counter
[jīpiào] 机票 flight ticke
[hùzhào] 护照 passport
[qiānzhèng] 签证 visa
[tuōyùn] 托运 luggage transportation
[jīngjì cāng] 经济舱 economic class
[gōngwù cāng] 公务舱 business class
[tóuděng cāng] 头等舱 first class
[ānjiǎn] 安检 security check
[dēng jī kǒu] 登机口 gate
[dēng jī pái] 登机牌 boarding pass
[rùjìng biǎo] 入境表 disembarkation card
[qǐfēi] 起飞 take off
[jiàngluò] 降落 landing
[dǐdá] 抵达 arrivals
[chūfā] 出发 departures
[yánwù] 延误 delayed
[hǎiguān] 海关 customs
[miǎnshuì] 免税 duty free
[xíngli tíqǔ chù] 行李提取处 baggage claim
[dānchéng jīpiào] 单程机票 one-way (ticket)
[jīng tíng] 经停 stopover