ATLANTA and SHANGHAI, April 7,
2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) is
relocating its passenger operations from Terminal 2 to Terminal 1
at Shanghai-Pudong (PVG) airport beginning April 13 to collocate with its airline codeshare
partners China Eastern Airlines and Shanghai Airlines, a
wholly owned subsidiary of China Eastern.
The move and codeshare agreement are part of Delta's broader
strategy to collaborate and expand services in China and become a more prominent U.S. carrier
while continuing to offer the most robust network choices of a U.S.
global carrier.
The relocation to Terminal 1 will allow for more convenient
connections and a seamless customer experience for customers flying
with China Eastern, Shanghai Airlines and Delta, including access
to China Eastern's new 4,000 square-foot SkyTeam Lounge, which
opens in late 2015. Delta customers will also receive SkyTeam Elite
benefits such as priority check-in, priority boarding and preferred
seats.
"By relocating our operations and growing our partnership with
China Eastern and Shanghai Airlines, Delta will offer the most
comprehensive intra-China network
at Shanghai airport for our customers in the United States and China," said Vinay
Dube, Delta's senior vice president – Asia Pacific. "For the past several years,
Delta consistently enhanced nonstop service between China and the U.S., and we look forward to
adding to our network new service between Los Angeles and Shanghai beginning in July."
"China Eastern Airlines and Delta,
being important SkyTeam
member airlines, have continued to deepen
cooperation in various fields in recent years," said Mr.
Dong Bo, chief marketing officer at
China Eastern. "The two airlines are committed to becoming the
leading partnership on trans-Pacific routes through more extensive
and deeper cooperation. The codeshare between Delta and Shanghai
Airlines will further enrich bilateral cooperation, products
and expand the network."
Combined with its hubs and focus markets in Detroit, Seattle, Los
Angeles and Tokyo-Narita,
Delta will operate 28 weekly departures to Shanghai this summer. Additionally, Delta
offers daily service to China's
capital, Beijing, from both
Seattle and Detroit. The new Los
Angeles to Shanghai route
is subject to government approval.
By adding Delta's code on 11 Shanghai Airlines-operated
China domestic routes, customers
traveling on Delta's trans-Pacific flights will have access to a
greater number of interior cities in China beyond Shanghai. Conversely, customers traveling from
interior cities in China can buy a
Delta ticket to the U.S. and beyond as a consolidated
itinerary.
The new codeshare agreement with Shanghai Airlines complements
Delta's existing agreement with China Eastern from its Shanghai hub. Combined with both partners,
Delta provides connections to nearly 30 destinations beyond
Shanghai including Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Nanjing. It will also
provide access to four new destinations from Shanghai – Zhengzhou, Guiyang, Nanning and Tianjin.
Delta is making significant investments to build the most
Chinese-friendly U.S. airline. Chinese travelers are well served
with local language options on delta.com, at airport self-service
kiosks and among in-flight entertainment selections. The airline
has Chinese-speaking flight attendants on every flight to and from
China and offers Chinese cuisine
among its in-flight meal options. As announced earlier this month,
Delta launched its official WeChat account to provide Chinese
customers with in-language flight information, marketing promotions
and tips for popular Delta destinations through China's most popular SNS service.
Delta coded Shanghai Airlines operated routes (effective
April 1, 2015):
Guangzhou, China (CAN) -
Shanghai, China (PVG);
roundtrip
Zhengzhou, China (CGO) -
Shanghai, China (PVG);
roundtrip
Changchun, China (CGQ) -
Shanghai, China (PVG);
roundtrip
Guiyang, China (KWE) -
Shanghai, China (PVG);
roundtrip
Guilin, China (KWL) - Shanghai, China (PVG); roundtrip
Nanning, China (NNG) -
Shanghai, China (PVG);
roundtrip
Shanghai, China (PVG) -
Tianjin, China (TSN);
roundtrip
Shanghai, China (PVG) -
Xiamen, China (XMN); roundtrip
Haikou, China (HAK) -
Shanghai, China (PVG)
Harbin, China (HRB) - Shanghai, China (PVG)
Shanghai, China (PVG) -
Wuhan, China (WUH)
About Shanghai Airlines
Shanghai Airlines (FM)
is a wholly owned subsidiary of China Eastern since 2010 after the
merger. The carrier has a fleet of 72 passenger aircrafts including
Boeing 737s, 767s, Airbus 330s and mainly operates domestic flights
out of its hub Shanghai airports.
It also services regional routes to Hong
Kong, Taipei, and
Macau and international flights to
selected major cities in Japan,
South Korea, Cambodia, the
Philippines, and Thailand.
In total, the airline flies 140 routes to 60 domestic and
international destinations.
About Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines serves
more than 170 million customers each year. Delta was named to
FORTUNE magazine's top 50 World's Most Admired Companies in
addition to being named the most admired airline for the fourth
time in five years. Additionally, Delta has ranked No.1 in the
Business Travel News Annual Airline survey for four consecutive
years, a first for any airline. With an industry-leading global
network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to
321 destinations in 58 countries on six continents. Headquartered
in Atlanta, Delta employs nearly
80,000 employees worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more
than 700 aircraft. The airline is a founding member of the SkyTeam
global alliance and participates in the industry's leading
trans-Atlantic joint venture with Air France-KLM and Alitalia as
well as a newly formed joint venture with Virgin Atlantic.
Including its worldwide alliance partners, Delta offers customers
more than 15,000 daily flights, with key hubs and markets including
Amsterdam, Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St.
Paul, New York-JFK, New York-LaGuardia, Paris-Charles de Gaulle,
Salt Lake City, Seattle and Tokyo-Narita. Delta has invested
billions of dollars in airport facilities, global products,
services and technology to enhance the customer experience in the
air and on the ground. Additional information is available on
delta.com, Twitter @Delta, Google.com/+Delta, Facebook.com/delta
and Delta's blog takingoff.delta.com.
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