Hainan Airlines Group looks for further European access

Hainan Airlines Group board chairman Chen Feng said Friday that the group has plans for more overseas acquisitions and is just at the beginning of its internationalization process, Chen told reporters at a news conference on the sidelines of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. “There are a lot of Chinese people visiting Europe, and Paris is a big transportation hub there,” Chen said. “We want to enter the market and the only way is through mergers.” HNA Group announced last month it had acquired a 48% stake in French airline Aigle Azur, the only airlines