4 China destinations: EgyptAir adds Boeing 777 flights to Shanghai

EgyptAir has announced that Shanghai Pudong will be served. Unbelievably, the first flight will take off in mid-November, less than a month away. This is extraordinarily little lead in time for any new service, let alone long-haul, which usually needs six months' notice. EgyptAir is in expansion mode. Among other developments, it recently launched Delhi, Dhaka, Manchester, Newark, and Port Sudan, together with charter flights to São Paulo. It is also keen to fly to Los Angeles. Not previously served on a passenger basis, Egypt's flag carrier will take off to the enormous Chinese city on November 16th. Running thrice weekly, analysis of schedules shows that the 5,210-mile (8,384 km) route will be its third-longest to Asia this winter after Tokyo Narita and Jakarta. Shanghai will use the 346-seat Boeing 777-300ER, by far the airline's highest-capacity equipment that is also brilliant for freight. It is EgyptAir's second most-used long-haul type by winter flights after the 787-9. <br/>