China’s civil aviation sector has implemented a new flight schedule for the 2023-2024 winter-spring season which started from October 29. According to China Eastern Airlines (CEA), it plans to operate 3,076 passenger flights on a daily basis in the new flight season and also increase its seat capacity to 24.84 billion passenger-kilometers per month. 

CEA says that it also plans to increase its number of international and regional flights to reach 1,084 per week. Flights of China Eastern cover 246 domestic and international destinations during the new flight season, including 181 domestic destinations, six regional destinations and 59 international destinations.

According to the airline, its number of shuttle service and quasi-shuttle service routes will reach 41 and the daily number of flights on these routes will stand at about 404 in the new flight season. China Eastern will also continue to open new international routes and resume international flights on previous routes during the new flight season.

The airline adds that it plans to launch new routes connecting Shanghai and Cairo, Shanghai and Vientiane, Laos, Hangzhou and Auckland in New Zealand, Hangzhou, Sydney in Australia and Auckland. New routes will also be introduced between Wenzhou and Madrid, Jinan and Sydney as well as Beijing Daxing International Airport and Haneda Airport in Tokyo.

The airline has resumed international flights on routes between Shanghai and San Francisco in the USA, Shanghai and Brisbane in Australia, Shanghai and Nagasaki in Japan, Yanji and Inchon in Seoul, Xi’an, Qingdao and Incheon in Seoul, Hohhot in Kunming and Yangon in Myanmar from October 29.

The airline says that it will also resume flights on more international routes, including routes between Shenzhen and Thai-capital Bangkok and between Lanzhou and Bangkok in late November this year.

It adds that in-flight Wi-Fi service will be available on all wide-body aircraft of the airline, numbering over 100, during the winter-spring flight season. Passengers can choose to purchase different Wi-Fi service plans according to their needs, including standard plan for the entire flight, premium plan for the entire flight, and exclusive discounted plan for members.

The airline says it has upgraded its Wi-Fi technology to ensure stable connections for passengers throughout the flight. On routes where Wi-Fi service is available, passengers can connect to the internet after takeoff, without having to wait for the plane to reach cruising altitude.