Barely a month after Alitalia announced it would launch flights between Rome and Beijing (see story here), it has struck up a codeshare agreement with China Eastern Airlines to rapidly expand its network in China.
From June 1 this year, the agreement will see the “AZ” code on flights to Shanghai serviced by China Eastern Airlines, which will operate four times a week. In return, the Chinese carrier’s code will appear on Alitalia’s new Rome-Beijing route. The agreement also extends to domestic routes in Italy and China.
Though it has been confirmed that Alitalia will utilise the Airbus A330-200 featuring their new premium economy product, Classica Plus (see story here),China Eastern has not yet released aircraft details. Flight times have also yet to be confirmed.
For more information, visit www.flychinaeastern.com or www.alitalia.com
Alisha Haridasani
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