Vancouver receives China Eastern boost

China Eastern Airlines has revealed that it will increase existing capacity into Vancouver with the annoucement that from October 31st, it will operate a daily frequency from its main Shanghai hub (PVG).

The route confirms Vancouver's position as the leading gateway to Asia from Canada. Air Canada also operates this route on a 5x weekly basis, and IATA BSP data shows that over 109,000 O+D passengers have flown the route between March 09-10 with China Eastern capturing 60% of this market.