Shanghai Pudong International Airport

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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…

Travellers will soon be offered a new low-cost option when flying between two of Asia's - and the world's - largest cities. Jetstar Japan has announced plans to launch its first ever…

China Eastern Airlines will launch a new route linking Shanghai with Brisbane on 16 December. The carrier will operate the non-stop service four times a week (outbound every Tuesday,…

Indian travellers will soon be offered greater air connectivity in China, after Shanghai's Juneyao Airlines joined Air India in the Star Alliance. Effective 2017, Juneyao will become…

Star Alliance has expanded its presence in China by signing a new partnership with Juneyao Airlines, the Shanghai-based carrier. Effective 2017, Juneyao will become a “Connecting Partner”…

Air Canada will launch its first ever direct flights from Montreal to China next year. In February 2017, the national carrier will open up a new non-stop trans-Pacific service…

China Eastern Airlines has applied for permission to launch to flights to Abu Dhabi. According to its application with the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), the carrier…

Air China expanded its US network this week with the launch of its inaugural flight to San Jose, the Californian city that serves as the gateway to Silicon Valley. The maiden flight…

Peach, the Japanese low-cost carrier, has announced plans to launch its first ever flights to mainland China. From November 2016, the airline will commence two new routes to Shanghai,…

Four major Chinese airports have been penalised by Chinese regulators for their poor punctuality records. The Shanghai Daily reports that Shanghai's two airports, Pudong and Hongqiao,…

Two Shanghai-based airlines have launched self-service baggage drop stations at the city's Pudong International Airport. Juneyao Air and Spring Airlines will both now offer the…

Etihad Airways has upgraded its Chinese operations with the deployment of its new Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft to Shanghai. The switch to the B787-9 marks a 14% increase in capacity on…

Iberia, the Spanish national carrier, has launched its first route to the Far East. The airline commenced direct services from Madrid to Shanghai this week, marking the start of a…

Shanghai-based China Eastern Airlines will expand its European network this month with the launch of direct flights to Amsterdam. Effective 26 June 2016, the Chinese carrier will…

Demand for air travel in China continues to rise, with the country's aviation authorities reporting a double-digit increase in passenger numbers in 2015. According to data released by the…

China Eastern Airlines will start flying to Madrid again this summer, for the first time in 13 years. The Shanghai-based airline dropped its route to the Spanish capital in 2003, but…

China Eastern Airlines launched its first direct flights between Shanghai and Chicago on Friday (18 March 2016). The new trans-Pacific service will now operate three times a week…

Air China is planning to launch flights to the US city of San Jose, which lies in California's high-tech hub Silicon Valley. Commencing on 16 June 2016, the airline will operate…

Aeromexico has started flying its new Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft to Shanghai. Effective immediately, the Mexico City-Tijuana-Shanghai route will be operated using the 243-seat,…

Passenger traffic at airports in the Asia Pacific region increased 8.0% in 2015 - the fastest growth rate of any global region except the Middle East. According to the latest data report…

The Thai resort town of Pattaya could be set for a Chinese tourism boom next year, when China Southern Airlines launches a new direct service from Shanghai. Pattaya's U-Tapao Airport…

Yangtze River Airlines, the Shanghai-based cargo carrier than recently launched its first passenger services, is planning to launch long-haul international flights. The airline…

Another new passenger airline will take to the skies in China next week. Yangtze River Express Airlines, which previously operated as a long-haul international cargo carrier, has…

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) will allow Chinese carriers to bid for new take-off and landing slots at Guangzhou and Shanghai airports next year. Domestic slots at…

Air China is planning to expand its long-haul operations from Shanghai with the launch of two new routes to Europe. The company has applied to the Civil Aviation Administration of…

China Eastern Airlines is planning to launch new flights from Shanghai to Brisbane and Chicago. The new direct service to Brisbane will commence on 16 January 2016, operating three…

ANA will increase the frequency of its flights between Tokyo Haneda Airport and Shanghai next year. The Japanese carrier currently operates one daily flight on this route, but this…

Shanghai's China Eastern Airlines will increase its operations to New York later this year, with the launch of a second daily flight on the trans-Pacific route. Commencing on 12…

China Eastern Airlines has commenced a new year-round service between Shanghai and Auckland. The inaugural flight touched down at Auckland Airport on 26 September and will now operate…

Air India will increase the frequency of its Delhi-Shanghai service later this month. From 30 October 2015, the national carrier will add a fifth weekly service on the route, running…

AirAsia has launched a new service connecting two of Asia's largest and most popular cities - Bangkok and Shanghai. Thai AirAsia X, the group's Bangkok-based long-haul airline, commenced…

Airlines in China are adding more connections to cities in South Asia. On Saturday (26 September), China Eastern Airlines commenced a new direct flight between Shanghai and Sri…

Austrian Airlines will relaunch flights to Shanghai next year, nine years after it suspended the service. The national carrier will commence the new direct service from Vienna to…

Two Chinese airlines are planning to launch new direct flights to Australia in the coming month, allowing passengers from more Chinese cities to head Down Under. In a recent statement…

ANA is launching more flights from Tokyo to China's three biggest cities: Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Commencing on 25 October 2015, the Japanese airline will launch a brand new…

China Eastern Airlines has applied for permission to launch direct flights between Shanghai and Chicago. In a statement on the website of Civil Aviation Administration of China…

China Eastern Airlines will resume its direct flights between Shanghai and Auckland in September. The airline operated its seasonal flights on the route from December 2014 to March…

Alitalia has resumed flights to Shanghai, following a hiatus of more than seven years since the carrier suspended the service back in 2008. The launch of the three weekly flights this…

China Eastern Airlines will increase the number of seats it offers on its Shanghai-Toronto route in the coming months, with the deployment of a larger aircraft and the addition of more…

China Eastern Airlines has increased the number of seats it operates to Bangkok, with the deployment of a new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft on its flights from Shanghai. From now until…

China Eastern Airlines will add more flights to North America this summer, including connections from key cities in western China. On 25 June 2015, the airline will add a second daily…

Delta Air Lines has significantly expanded its operations in China, as part of a new partnership with its SkyTeam alliance partners in Shanghai. The US carrier is relocating its passenger…

Passenger traffic at airports in mainland China continued to demonstrate strong growth in 2014. According to the full-year data released by the Civil Aviation Administration of China…

The fourth runway has officially opened at Shanghai's Pudong International Airport. Measuring 3,800 metres in length and 60 metres in width, the new runway will be able to accommodate…

Two Chinese airlines have unveiled plans to launch more flights to Osaka. Shanghai-based Juneyao Airlines will add a second daily flight to the Japanese city's Kansai International…

Lufthansa has started offering its new premium economy class on a series of routes connecting Asian cities with Munich. The German carrier has now launched the cabins on flights…

A new rail link is under consideration that would cut the journey time between Shanghai’s two international airports to just 30 minutes, officials have revealed. The Shanghai Daily…

Delta Air Lines will commence a new service between Los Angeles and Shanghai this summer. Launching on 9 July 2015, the route will be operated daily using a 291-seat Boeing 777-200LR…

China Eastern Airlines has projected that it will save US$4 million this year following the deployment of a new airport IT system. The Shanghai-based carrier has installed SITA's Hub…

China Eastern Airlines has signed a new codeshare agreement with Virgin America that will boost the number of onwards connections for passengers travelling to the US. The deal will…

United Airlines will add more flights to China next year, with the addition of extra seasonal services from San Francisco - the airline's "trans-Pacific gateway hub". The current…

Spring Airlines will start a major international expansion effort this month, with the launch of multiple new routes to Japan, Korea and Thailand. On 25 December 2014, the Chinese…

Air China has signed a statement of intent that could pave the way for a new strategic alliance with Air New Zealand. The proposed alliance between the two national carriers and Star…

Air Canada will start flying its new fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft to more destinations in Asia in the coming months. The airline recently deployed the new long-haul…

United Airlines is embarking on a major expansion of its Asia Pacific operations, with the launch of new routes to Australia, China, Japan and Korea. On 26 October 2014, the US…

China Eastern Airlines will launch its first flights to Nepal next month. Commencing on 20 November 2014, the airline will operate daily services between Shanghai and Nepal's capital…

China Eastern Airlines has embarked on a new phase in its history, having welcomed its first long-haul aircraft adorned with a new brand identity. The brand new Boeing 777-300ER…

Next month, Shanghai-based Spring Airlines will launch a series of new routes connecting cities in mainland China and further afield.   In terms of the low-cost carrier's domestic…

Shanghai-based China Eastern Airlines will launch direct flights to Dubai next month. Commencing on 26 October 2014, the new point-to-point service will operate twice a week. Flights…

Authorities in Shanghai are planning to subsidise airlines to increase their international capacity from the city. In an effort to build Shanghai as a global aviation hub, the…

Shanghai's two airports handled more passenger traffic than Beijing in the first six months of the year. According to the latest data from the operators of Beijing Capital…

Air Canada has launched its first ever Boeing 787 Dreamliner flights to Asia, and confirmed that it will add the new aircraft on more routes to the region in the coming months. The…

China Eastern Airlines has launched flights to Toronto. The new service took off from Shanghai on 25 June 2014 and will now operate three times a week. Flights depart Shanghai's…

American Airlines has celebrated the launch of flights connecting Dallas with Hong Kong and Shanghai. Both new routes commenced this week and will now operate daily. The Hong Kong…

Thailand's southern resort province of Krabi could become the latest beneficiary of the Chinese travel boom, after an airline announced plans to fly direct to Krabi Airport from…

Ethiopian Airlines has launched a new flight to Shanghai using its Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The new direct service from Addis Ababa commenced on 29 March 2014 and will now operate daily…

Aeromexico is expanding its operations in Asia, with the launch of extra flights to Tokyo and Shanghai. Starting in April 2014, the Mexican carrier will add its fourth weekly flight to…

Spring Airlines will launch its first flights to Singapore next month. Commencing on 25 April 2014, the Chinese low-cost carrier will operate daily services between Shanghai Pudong…

China Eastern Airlines will launch a new scheduled service to Toronto this summer. Commencing on 25 June 2014, the airline will operate three weekly flights to Canada's biggest city…

Shanghai-based Spring Airlines will launch two new international routes next month, as Chiang Mai and Danang join the low-cost carrier's route map. Commencing on 30 March 2014, Spring…

American Airlines has confirmed that it will launch direct flights between Shanghai and Dallas this summer. Commencing on 11 June 2014, the new service will become the first direct…

Ethiopian Airlines will launch flights to Shanghai this year, using its Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. Commencing on 29 March 2014, the national carrier will operate daily direct…

China’s Juneyao Airlines will launch flights to the Japanese island of Okinawa next month. From January 2014, the Shanghai-based carrier will operate four weekly flights from Pudong…

American Airlines has announced plans to launch new international services from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Hong Kong and to Shanghai next summer. The new…

China Eastern Airlines has doubled the frequency of its Shanghai-Vancouver service from one to two flights per day. The expanded operation, which got underway on Saturday (20 July…

Privately owned Chinese airlines will soon be permitted to fly cross-Strait routes to Taiwan. According to recent media reports from Taiwan and the mainland, two Shanghai-based…

Garuda Indonesia has introduced its 'Immigration on Board' service on its Shanghai–Jakarta flights. Marking the launch of the scheme in China, the new service will see two immigration…

Delta Air Lines has continued its Asian expansion with the launch of a new service connecting the US city of Seattle with Shanghai. The new trans-Pacific service took off for the…

AirAsia touched down in Shanghai for this first time today, marking the start of a new scheduled service from Kuala Lumpur. The low-cost carrier's long-haul unit, AirAsia X, will now…

AirAsia X is expanding its network in China with the introduction of direct flights to Shanghai. From 19 February 2013, the low-cost carrier will commence six weekly flights from Kuala…

United Airlines has announced the first destinations to be served by its new fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners, including the key Asian hubs of Tokyo and Shanghai. As previously announced,…

A new satellite terminal will be built at Shanghai's Pudong International Airport by 2015, the city's top planning body announced this week. According to a new citywide aviation report,…

Turkish Airlines launches Mongolia flights Turkish Airlines has launched its first ever flight to Mongolia. On Monday 2 July, the national carrier commenced its new service from Istanbul to…

Etihad Airways has commenced flights between Abu Dhabi and Shanghai.The airline will initially operate five weekly Airbus A330-300 services to Shanghai’s Pudong International Airport, rising…