Delta Air Lines Wednesday announced plans to begin daily nonstop service between Los Angeles International Airport and Shanghai-Pudong Airport on July 9, pending U.S. Department of Transportation and foreign government approval.
The Los Angeles market makes up 25 percent of all U.S.-Asia demand, and the start of Shanghai service will mark Delta’s fourth daily nonstop flight to the Asia-Pacific region in addition to Tokyo-Narita, Tokyo-Haneda and Sydney.
Delta’s Los Angeles-Shanghai flight will connect customers to more than 25 cities in China, while the Los Angeles-bound Shanghai flight will offer connections to 40 markets throughout the U.S., Canada and Latin America.
A 291-seat Boeing 777-200LR aircraft will be used on the route.
— City News Service