Delta to Launch Direct Shanghai-Atlanta Flight

Delta Air Lines will expand its trans-Pacific network with a new service between Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Shanghai Pudong International Airport commencing July 2018, offering convenient connectivity between the capital of Georgia and China’s municipality.

The new Atlanta flight will be Delta’s fourth U.S. gateway to Shanghai, complementing existing service from Detroit, Seattle and Los Angeles. The flight will provide convenient one-stop access to more than 150 destinations in the U.S. and Latin America from Shanghai.

In addition, the flight will provide a direct link between one of China’s major commercial and industrial centres and Atlanta, while adding to Delta’s existing service to Seoul and Tokyo. The flight will also provide access to more than 50 destinations in China with codeshare partner China Eastern.

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Flight DL 185 will depart Atlanta at 15:00 to arrive in Shanghai at 18:50 the next day. Flight DL 186 will leave Shanghai at 11:40 to arrive in Atlanta at 14:55. All times local.

“Strong demand for Delta service across the Pacific and to China nonstop from the U.S. as well as our China Eastern partnership make this route compelling for both business and leisure travellers,” says Ed Bastian, Delta’s chief executive officer. “We look forward to connecting Delta’s hometown and China Eastern’s home with this route while offering our customers innovative products, thoughtful in-flight service and leading operational reliability.”

Delta Air Lines will expand its trans-Pacific network with a new service between Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson and Shanghai Pudong international airports.

Delta‘s Atlanta-Shanghai route will be operated by the 291-seat Boeing 777-200LR aircraft featuring 37 lie-flat seats with direct aisle access in Delta One, 36 seats in Delta Comfort+, and 218 seats in the Main Cabin, which features an industry-leading nine-abreast seating layout. Every seat has wifi, a personal, in-flight seatback entertainment screen, as well as power ports. Passengers in the Delta One cabin will enjoy Westin Heavenly In-Flight Bedding, noise-cancelling LSTN headphones, Tumi amenity kits featuring Kiehl’s Since 1851 premium skincare, and in-flight loungewear.

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“This new direct route will open new business and cultural opportunities between Shanghai and Atlanta, and will support our thriving tourism industry,” says Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed. “Currently, China ranks second for visitor volume to Atlanta, and we welcome the new travellers who will be able to come to our city or through our airport with this new direct route.”

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