Shanghai Pudong International Airport

China Eastern plans to launch a Shanghai–Auckland–Buenos Aires route from December 2025, reestablishing a nonstop air link between New Zealand and Argentina.

Air Serbia has secured rights to overfly Russian airspace on Belgrade–Shanghai service, as Chinese carriers continue to capitalize on overflight access.

Etihad Airways plans to expand its U.S. network to six destinations during the summer 2026 season with the launch of a new route to Charlotte, North Carolina, while simultaneously scaling back direct service to China.

China Eastern Airlines will add two new European points to its network this summer, as Chinese carriers continue to capitalize on access to Russian airspace.

ATL remained the busiest passenger airport in the world in 2024, maintaining a wide lead over No. 2 Dubai International Airport.

Shanghai Airlines is enhancing China-North Africa connectivity with a new service to Casablanca, Morocco.

Construction of Shanghai Pudong's third terminal has begun, an upgrade that will support the airport in handling 130 million passengers annually after 2028.

U.S. airlines are seeking to further push back the resumption of many flights to mainland China.

Juneyao Air will make Melbourne and Sydney its first destinations in Australia from December.

China Eastern Airlines plans to offer flights to Milan and Venice from September.

Virgin Atlantic’s flights between London Heathrow and Shanghai Pudong will cease in late October.

Juneyao Air, Philippine Airlines and Air Transat are entering new international markets this summer, expanding their long-haul networks.

Qantas has suspended its route to Shanghai as part of numerous changes to its Asia network—another sign of the slow rebound in the China international market.

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.