China Eastern’s move to Daxing to be complete in 2020

China Eastern Airlines said it will complete the transfer of operations to Beijing Daxing International in its 2020 summer flight schedule, following an initial shift during the 2019-20 winter schedule. Delta Air Lines and Air France-KLM will coordinate flights with the carrier in forming four daily sets of arrival and departure banks, designed to shorten transfer times. Daxing International is scheduled to open Sept 30, although construction progress has been smooth, so it may begin operations early. The new facility will also become the Beijing home of China Eastern subsidiaries Shanghai Airlines and China United Airlines, as well as China Southern Airlines and its subsidiaries. At first, China Eastern’s main international destinations from Daxing will be Paris, London, Sydney and Tokyo, the carrier said. <br/>