Mumbai: Chinese airlines are expanding capacity on Indian routes with new direct flights and deployment of wide body planes.
On Monday Air China launched direct flight between Mumbai-Beijing with a Airbus A330 aircraft which can seat over 300 passengers in three class configuration.
This flight replaces its Mumbai-Shanghai service which was operated with narrow body Airbus A319 aircraft.
Also from December 9 China Southern Airlines will operate a Boeing 787 aircraft on one of its two daily Guangzhou-Delhi flights. Currently the airline operates two narrow body Boeing 737s on this route.
Growth in trade and tourism links is said to be the reason behind expansion of capacity from Chinese airlines. Also airlines including Air China offer onward connections to destinations in the US and Canada.
26/10/15 Business Standard
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On Monday Air China launched direct flight between Mumbai-Beijing with a Airbus A330 aircraft which can seat over 300 passengers in three class configuration.
This flight replaces its Mumbai-Shanghai service which was operated with narrow body Airbus A319 aircraft.
Also from December 9 China Southern Airlines will operate a Boeing 787 aircraft on one of its two daily Guangzhou-Delhi flights. Currently the airline operates two narrow body Boeing 737s on this route.
Growth in trade and tourism links is said to be the reason behind expansion of capacity from Chinese airlines. Also airlines including Air China offer onward connections to destinations in the US and Canada.
26/10/15 Business Standard
