Delta Air Lines has relocated its passenger operations at Shanghai Pudong international airport this week, moving from Terminal 2 to Terminal 1. The move is to better collocate operations with the airlines’ codeshare partners China Eastern Airlines and Shanghai Airlines.

The move and codeshare agreement are part of Delta’s broader strategy to collaborate and expand services in China and become a more prominent U.S. carrier while continuing to offer the most robust network choices of a U.S. global carrier.

The relocation to Terminal 1 will allow for more convenient connections and a seamless customer experience for customers flying with China Eastern, Shanghai Airlines and Delta, including access to China Eastern’s new 371sqm SkyTeam Lounge, which opens later this year. Delta customers will also receive SkyTeam Elite benefits such as priority check-in, priority boarding and preferred seats.

“By relocating our operations and growing our partnership with China Eastern and Shanghai Airlines, Delta will offer the most comprehensive intra-China network at Shanghai airport for our customers in the United States and China,” says Delta SVP Asia Pacific Vinay Dube. “For the past several years, Delta consistently enhanced nonstop service between China and the U.S., and we look forward to adding to our network new service between Los Angeles and Shanghai beginning in July.”

Combined with its hubs and focus markets in Detroit, Seattle, Los Angeles and Tokyo-Narita, Delta will operate 28 weekly departures to Shanghai this summer. Additionally, Delta offers daily service to China’s capital, Beijing, from both Seattle and Detroit. The new Los Angeles to Shanghai route is subject to government approval. www.delta.com