China Eastern Airlines to boost US route capacity by 50 percent
Saturday, 04 Apr, 2016
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China Eastern Airlines chief executive said the carrier hopes to boost capacity on China-US routes by up to 50% this year.
Ma Xulun said he wants to take advantage of the added exposure for tourism between the two nations this year, which is designated China-US tourism year 2016.
"Air travel between the two countries is expected to rise to more than five million this year, with about 3 million being US-bound from China. We have great confidence in the market and hope to capture as much of this opportunity as possible," Ma said.
China Eastern carried 1.12 million passengers on China-US routes last year and Dong Bo, chief marketing officer said: "Our capacity increase in 2016 will be about 50%."
The airlines said all its US routes made money and New York and Los Angeles flights were among the most profitable routes in the network.
China Eastern is the third biggest carrier of China-US routes behind United Airlines and Air China.
Ma said it will grow capacity to match Air China’s this year and will strengthen its codeshare pact with partner Delta Air Lines.
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