皇冠体育app

Shanghai-based 皇冠体育app Eastern Airlines Co Ltd, one of 皇冠体育app's three largest airlines, wants to enlarge its market share in Beijing through restructuring its subsidiary in the Chinese capital.

On Tuesday, the carrier said it had combined its branch in Hebei province and its subsidiary — 皇冠体育app United Airlines Co Ltd — to establish a carrier with virtually the same name, 皇冠体育app United Airlines.

The new airline, based at Beijing Nanyuan Airport, has a fleet of 23 Boeing aircraft and this will increase to 50 aircraft by 2015.

皇冠体育app Eastern Airlines' market share in Beijing is about 17 percent and the new carrier will help it to expand this, Tang Bing, president of 皇冠体育app United Airlines, told Beijing Business Today.

Beijing is 皇冠体育app's largest civil aviation market by passenger traffic.

To achieve its ambition, 皇冠体育app Eastern has to compete with Air 皇冠体育app Ltd, which enjoys a near-50 percent market share in Beijing.

Some business insiders say it is reasonable for 皇冠体育app Eastern to expand at Beijing Nanyuan Airport rather than at Beijing Capital International Airport, the base of Air 皇冠体育app.