Juneyao plans new Shanghai service
CHINESE AIRLINE REVEALS NEW ROUTE FROM MANCHESTER TO ITS HOMELAND’S BIGGEST CITY
PASSENGERS will soon be able to fly from Manchester Airport to Shanghai, China’s biggest city and one of the world’s most important economic powerhouses.
Chinese carrier Juneyao Air has chosen the airport for its first-ever UK service, launching in March 2020. It will operate three-times-aweek using the state-of-the-art Boeing 787-900 Dreamliner.
The news has been hailed as ‘a key step towards making the north one of the world’s most globally competitive regions’ and is tipped to unlock hundreds of millions of poundsworth of trade, investment and tourism benefits.
It will be a boost for the 180,000 people and businesses within Manchester Airport’s catchment area who already travel to Shanghai.
And business, university and cultural leaders say the link will stimulate further valuable connections between the Far East and all parts of the north.
Manchester Airport CEO Andrew Cowan said: “This news underlines the critical role Manchester Airport plays in connecting people and businesses across the north to the world’s most important markets.
“We are delighted that Juneyao Air has recognised everything the north has to offer.”
The new route will be a boost for the 180,000 people and businesses within Manchester Airport’s catchment area who already travel to Shanghai, ranked as one of the top five global financial centres, each year.
Originally a fishing village and market town, Shanghai has grown to be one of the world’s key economic powerhouses, with a population of nearly 25 million.
Juneyao’s services will operate initially via Helsinki, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
It will arrive into Manchester at 08.30 and depart for Shanghai at 10.00. Juneyao will operate a Dreamliner, with business and economy cabins, on the route. Wang Junjin, Juneyao Air chariman, said: “Juneyao Air is delighted to launch its first fifth-freedom route to Manchester, and we look forward to developing Manchester’s traffic growth in the coming years.
“This route will further promote Greater Manchester’s tourism, as well giving Britain an opportunity to boost its trade and investment links to China.”