Shanghai Pudong International Airport

China Eastern Airlines recently launched a new series of travel facilitation services at Shanghai Pudong International Airport.

SITA, the leading provider of air transport technology solutions, will be installing its state-of-the-art passenger verification and check-in solutions to Shanghai Pudong International Airport to greatly enhance the experience of travelers through the airport.

Shanghai’s China Eastern Airlines announced a new direct route to Venice from 26 September.

OAG’s latest data puts Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport back at the top of the list of Global (International + Domestic Capacity) Busiest Airports in March, having been surpassed by Dubai International for the first two months of 2024.

After a two-year absence, British Airways has announced it will resume flights between the UK and mainland China. Tickets have gone on sale today for flights to Shanghai from 23 April and Beijing from 3 June. 

Thai Smile flies to Lucknow Where? Bangkok (Thailand) to Lucknow (India) When? Four times a week, effective immediately Who? Thai Smile Why? Thai Airways’ regional subsidiary taps rising demand for inbound travel from India Anything else? Lucknow is the capital of Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state in India with almost 200 million people Tibet […]

Russian carrier flies 777 to Hainan Where? Moscow Domodedovo (Russia) to Haikou (China) When? Once a week, effective immediately Who? VIM Airlines Why? Handling rising Russian demand for travel to the island of Hainan – China’s answer to Hawaii or Bali Anything else? The Russian carrier will operate the new route using a large, twin-aisle […]

Delta Air Lines will continue to expand its operations in China next summer with the launch of another trans-Pacific service to Shanghai. The carrier currently operates three direct flights from the US to Shanghai, connecting China’s financial capital with Detroit, Seattle and Los Angeles. And from 20 July 2018, the airline will start flying direct […]

Air Canada adds new passage to India Where? Toronto (Canada) to Mumbai (India) When? Four times a week, effective immediately Who? Air Canada Why? National carrier continues international expansion; it is launching 11 new overseas routes in the space of a month, including three to Asia Anything else? The Mumbai flights will be operated by […]

China Southern adds Shenzhen’s first link to Melbourne Where? Shenzhen (China) to Melbourne (Australia) When? Twice a week, effective immediately (rising to three times a week on 3 July 2017) Who? China Southern Airlines Why? Further expanding China Southern’s international network from Shenzhen, and tapping demand for travel to and from the Pearl River Delta […]

Thai Lion links Bangkok with Bali Where? Bangkok Don Mueang (Thailand) to Denpasar (Indonesia) When? Daily, effective 1 July 2017 Who? Thai Lion Air Why? Connecting two of Southeast Asia’s most popular tourism destinations, Bangkok and Bali Anything else? According to the latest MasterCard Destination Index, Bangkok and Bali will handle a combined total of […]

Spring adds low-cost link between key Asian cities Where? Shanghai Pudong (China) to Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) When? Four times a week, effective immediately Who? Spring Airlines Why? China’s largest low-cost carrier expands its international network with a new route connecting two of Asia’s key cities Anything else? Spring becomes the fourth airline operating […]

China aviation industry took a major step forward today, when the country’s new domestically-made passenger aircraft, the COMAC C919, made its maiden flight. The single-aisle jet took off from Shanghai’s Pudong International Airport for a test flight which lasted about an hour. The flight appeared to run smoothly. With a capacity of up to 174 […]

Shanghai is planning to build a new airport to relieve pressure on Pudong and Hongqiao, an official has revealed. The Shanghai Daily reported Jiang Huaiyu, director of the East China branch of the CAAC, as saying that the new airport would be used primarily for private aircraft and business jets. “It is necessary for Shanghai […]

Korean LCC connects to Vietnamese coast Where? Deagu (South Korea) to Danang (Vietnam) When? Five times a week, effective immediately Who? T’way Airlines Why? Low-cost carrier taps the rising demand among Koreans for leisure holidays to Vietnam Anything else? More than half a million Koreans travelled to Vietnam in the first quarter of 2017 SilkAir […]

Dubai’s LCC adds Bangladeshi route Where? Dubai (UAE) to Sylhet (Bangladesh) When? Four times a week, effective 15 March 2017 Who? flydubai Why? Rising trade between two Islamic countries, including low-cost travel for overseas Bangladeshi workers Anything else? Sylhet will become flydubai’s third destination in Bangladesh, following Dhaka and Chittagong, boosting its total operations in […]