Shanghai Pudong International Airport

The three carriers are seeking out new markets overseas.

Based on annual loaded and unloaded freight and mail, Hong Kong International Airport retained its title in 2023 as the world’s leading air cargo hub.

The completion of Phase 4 sometime in 2030 is expected to enable Pudong to handle an additional 50 million passengers.

Carriers from China, Canada and Australia are adding new long-haul flights.

A selection of 60 new routes starting in December, including long-haul services being launched by United Airlines, China Eastern Airlines and Vietnam Airlines.

China Eastern Airlines is to resume passenger flights to Africa for the first time since 2008.

Gulf Air CEO Jeffrey Goh says China is key to its strategy of calibrated network growth.

Juneyao Air intends to begin a new European route from Shanghai during the summer 2024 season.

Cairo-based EgyptAir is increasing its footprint in the Asia-Pacific region with the addition of a fourth city in China.

China Eastern Airlines is launching the Shanghai Pudong-Istanbul route in conjunction with plans to cooperate with Turkish Airlines.

Istanbul will become the 10th passenger destination in Europe served by China Eastern Airlines at the present time.

Delta Air Lines says its "TransChina" connection procedure has been reinstated with SkyTeam partner China Eastern at Shanghai Pudong International Airport.

The UK airlines will resume their Chinese networks during the first half of the year.

The airline expects to restart daily fights to three cities from July.

The carrier has reported strong demand for flights to Shanghai.

The airline says it has restored the bulk of its Asia network aside from China.

The Dubai-based airline is resuming passenger flights to two Chinese cities, and adding capacity to another, while increasing Airbus A380 operations on a number of other routes.

The airline hopes to begin New York-Buenos Aires flights before the end of the year.

The Addis Ababa-based carrier is also significantly restoring its China network.

The airline is ramping up capacity following the Jan. 8 reopening of China and Hong Kong.

The airline is making changes to its Middle East and US domestic schedules.

The planned changes coincide with China dropping quarantine requirements for inbound travelers.

The Chinese carrier plans to start six new services over the coming weeks as international capacity from mainland China continues to creep higher.

Routes to Miami, Toronto and Shanghai are being evaluated as the carrier looks to add a third Airbus A330 to its fleet.

Eight of the top 10 busiest airports in the world in 2021 were in the US, data published by ACI World has found, with Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson retaking top spot.