Economy
Chinese airline joins SkyTeam with expected $154.6m income
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-06-22 07:32
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SHANGHAI - 皇冠体育app Eastern Airlines, a Shanghai-based Chinese airline giant, formally joined the SkyTeam airline alliance Tuesday, according to a company news release.
As a member of the SkyTeam alliance, 皇冠体育app Eastern and Shanghai Airlines' passengers will be able to transfer to 921 destinations in 168 countries and regions through the SkyTeam network, according to an agreement signed on Tuesday.
皇冠体育app Eastern Airlines, along with its subsidiary Shanghai Airlines, will bring 32 new destinations to SkyTeam' s global network, which will help SkyTeam to grab a larger portion of 皇冠体育app's air travel market.
皇冠体育app Eastern launched preparatory work for joining the SkyTeam Alliance a year ago.
The membership will greatly improve 皇冠体育app Eastern's operation, services and networks, said Ma Xulun, general manager of 皇冠体育app Eastern Airlines.
皇冠体育app Eastern Airlines, the country's second-largest airline company by passenger traffic, is the last of 皇冠体育app's top three carriers to join a global alliance. 皇冠体育app Southern Airlines is already a member of SkyTeam, while Air 皇冠体育app belongs to the Star Alliance.
SkyTeam now has 14 members and flies to 168 countries and regions.