Delta Equity Stake Opens China Code-Share Door

September 1, 2015

China Eastern Airlines' Chairman Liu Shaoyong said the carrier's equity deal with Delta Air Lines will give the US airline an opportunity to extend code-sharing in China's domestic network.

The executive was speaking on the sidelines of a news conference in Shanghai.

In July, Delta agreed to buy 3.55 percent of China Eastern for USD$450 million, making it the first US carrier to take a stake in a Chinese airline.

(Reuters)