Korean Air has added four new China destinations to its network – Jinan, Yantai, Xiamen and Shanghai. The increase in services is in response to a surge in the number of air travellers between China and South Korea – from 588,000 in 1998 to 1.615m last year. Japan Airlines launched a service between Tokyo and […]
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Sixty domestic flights a day have moved from Hongqiao Airport to Pudong International Airport as Hongqiao undergoes an overhaul that will last until October, said Shanghai Daily. The flights affected are those connecting Shanghai with the southern cities of Xiamen, Guilin, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Fuzhou, according to the Air Traffic Control Bureau. If in doubt, […]
Shanghai Airlines and Lufthansa have signed a memorandum of understanding on greater co-operation in a variety of areas, including sales, marketing and services. The two airlines said they hoped the agreement would create a framework to facilitate code- sharing. However, such a development would require regulatory approval and the Chinese government is thought unlikely to […]
The police are to be used to help enforce a ban on ticket agents offering airfare discounts, according to a report in the Shanghai Morning Post. A spokesman for China Eastern Airlines told AFX-ASIA that any strengthening of enforcement might lead to a decline in passenger volumes. He said there had been a reduction in […]
Tianjin port is to spend Yn1.5bn in 2002 on increasing its capacity, reported Xinhua. Work this year will include the second-phase construction of a navigational channel for large vessels with a capacity of up to 100,000 tons, the building of two docks for bulk goods and the conversion of a former coal terminal into a […]