Delta Air Lines (Atlanta) and China Eastern Airlines (Shanghai) effective June 1 started a new codesharing agreement.

Delta flight numbers have been added to 49 China Eastern-operated domestic flights in China, as well as nonstop trans-Pacific flights connecting Shanghai with Los Angeles and New York.  China Eastern flight numbers will be added on 38 Delta-operated U.S. domestic flights as well as trans-Pacific service connecting Detroit and Atlanta to Shanghai.

The codeshare alliance means Delta customers can conveniently book connecting service to 21 Chinese destinations served by China Eastern from its Shanghai hub, including Ghangzhou, Shenzhen and Nanjing. The Delta code also has been added to China Eastern-operated flights between Shanghai and New York andLos Angeles.

China Eastern customers will gain access to 21 North American cities on Delta’s domestic network, as well as Delta’s nonstop flights between Shanghai and Detroit and Atlanta.

Copyright Photo: Shigeyoshi Sakaki. Painted last year in this special green “Enshi” color scheme, China Eastern’s Boeing 737-89P B-5475 (msn 36765) taxies past the camera at Osaka (Kansai).