Virgin Atlantic and China Eastern offer codeshare flights

LONDON - Virgin Atlantic and China Eastern announced a new codeshare agreement, strengthening vital business and leisure connections to East Asia and providing greater access to more destinations throughout China.

"The first phase of the agreement will allow customers booking through Virgin Atlantic to connect seamlessly from the airline’s Heathrow to Shanghai services to other destinations in China on one ticket, including Chengdu, Changsha, Qingdao, Shenzhen and Xi’an", Virgin Atlantic said.

China Eastern customers will also, subject to government approval, soon have the opportunity to connect via Heathrow onto Caribbean and African destinations, including Jamaica, Nassau, Lagos, Cape Town and Johannesburg.

China Eastern is a fellow member of the SkyTeam alliance, which Virgin Atlantic joined last year.