STORY: Dreams take off on unforgettable C919 flight from Hong Kong
SHOOTING TIME: June 1, 2024
DATELINE: June 10, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:11
LOCATION: HONG KONG/SHANGHAI, China
CATEGORY: SOCIETY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the C919 airliner
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HALIFEE KWOK, Sophomore at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): GERI TANG, Student at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
4. various of the C919 airliner
5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): PANG TSZ HO, Student at Lingnan University   
6. various of the C919 airliner

STORYLINE:

A round-trip flight carried more than 100 students from Hong Kong to Shanghai on June 1 for a weeks-long internship and exchange program. 

This was the maiden cross-border chartered flight by a C919 airliner.

For many young passengers, nothing could be more memorable and exhilarating than being taken high up to the sky in a Chinese homegrown C919 passenger jet.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HALIFEE KWOK, Sophomore at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
"(Reporter: Is it fun to stay on board the C919 airliner?) It's fun. (Reporter: What is it like sitting here?) I felt very excited. All things seem new."

SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): GERI TANG, Student at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
"It's very comfortable because the C919 has spacious seats and the plane has spray cooling design (to keep the air fresh). All of these were relatively high-tech."

SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): PANG TSZ HO, Student at Lingnan University   
"I felt very excited. This is our first time to take a homegrown jetliner. As a Chinese person, I really felt very excited. I felt particularly proud of being Chinese."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Hong Kong and Shanghai, China.
(XHTV)