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Saturday, November 04 2023 - 01:08
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China Eastern to increase weekly international, regional flights to over 1,000
SHANGHAI, Nov. 3, 2023 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/--

China's civil aviation sector has implemented its new flight schedule for the 
2023-2024 winter-spring season starting from October 29, 2023. China Eastern 
Airlines (China Eastern) plans to operate 3,076 passenger flights on a daily 
basis in the new flight season, and also increase its seat capacity to 24.84 
billion passenger-kilometers per month. Meanwhile, its number of international 
and regional flights, is expected to reach 1,084 per week.

Flights of China Eastern are going to cover 246 domestic and international 
destinations during the new flight season, including 181 domestic destinations, 
six regional destinations, and 59 international destinations, according to the 
airline. 

The company disclosed that its number of Shuttle Service and quasi-Shuttle 
Service routes will reach 41, and the daily number of flights on these routes 
will stand at about 404 in the new flight season. 

China Eastern will also continue to open new international routes and resume 
international flights on previous routes during the new flight season. 

The airline plans to launch new routes, including routes connecting Shanghai 
and Cairo; Shanghai and Vientiane; Hangzhou and Auckland; Hangzhou, Sydney, and 
Auckland; Wenzhou and Madrid; Jinan and Sydney; as well as Beijing Daxing 
International Airport and Haneda Airport.

The airline has resumed international flights on routes between Shanghai and 
San Francisco; Shanghai and Brisbane; Shanghai and Nagasaki; Yanji and Inchon; 
Xi'an, Qingdao, and Inchon; Hohhot, Kunming and Yangon on Oct. 29.

It will also resume flights on more international routes, including routes 
between Shenzhen and Bangkok and between Lanzhou and Bangkok in late November 
this year.

It's worth noting that in-flight Wi-Fi service will be available on all 100 
plus wide-body aircraft of the airline during the winter-spring flight season. 
Passengers can choose to purchase different Wi-Fi service plans according to 
their needs, including standard plan for the entire flight, premium plan for 
the entire flight, and exclusive discounted plan for members.

The airline has upgraded its Wi-Fi technology to ensure stable connections for 
passengers throughout the flight. On routes where Wi-Fi service is available, 
passengers can connect to the Internet after takeoff, without having to wait 
for the plane to reach cruising altitude.

Source: China Eastern

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