China Eastern Airlines will resume their Shanghai- Colombo route yesterday said October 2019 Eustace Silva from Colombo Branch Office of China Eastern Airlines CO. LTD.

“The airline will be resuming with four weekly flights,” he said at the China Eastern Airlines ceremony held in Colombo to felicitate their passenger and cargo agents and appreciate their corporate clientele for the year 2018-2019.

China Eastern Airlines connect from Sri Lanka to over 80% of destinations in China via Shanghai and Kunming also to most cities in Japan and South Korea, Major cities of Southeast Asia, South Asia and west Asia, North America, Europe and Australasia.

Liu Dong as cultural counselor from Chinese embassy in Sri Lanka, representatives of Immigration department of Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan Airlines, Management of the Airport Aviation and aviation Towers, passenger and cargo agents, cooperate clients and media also participated for the event.

During the ceremony, top sales passenger and cargo agents of were appreciated by presenting awards and certificates. Three lucky winners from the raffle draw were gifted three return air tickets.

Headquartered in Shanghai, China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited (CEA) is among China’s three major airlines. It operates a modern fleet of more than 720 passenger and cargo aircraft which is one of the youngest fleets in the world. As a member of Sky Team Alliance, CEA has extended its flight network to 1,150 cities in 175 countries. It serves over 120 million travelers annually and ranks top 10 passenger traffic in the world and four consecutive years nomination of “Global Brand Value 500” by Brand Finance.

Source:http://www.dailynews.lk/2019/10/29/finance/201210/china-eastern-resume-colombo-flights