A Xiamen Airlines plane receives a water salute for its maiden flight at Clark International Airport in Pampanga Province, the Philippines, Oct 28. Xiamen Airlines officially opened on Monday its fifth direct route to the Philippines after Manila, Cebu and Kalibo in the central Philippines and Davao in the southern Philippines. According to the airlines, the flight from Quanzhou in Fujian Province to Clark International Airport in Pampanga province, north of Manila, is operated by Boeing 737, flight number MF8697/98. [Photo/Xinhua]