Delta expands network in China

Sun, 02/26/2012 - 16:25 — Anonymous by CNNGo staffAs many as one million
Chinese tourists traveled to the United States in 2011. To transport all of
them from home to the other side of Pacific would have required almost 2,000
A380s, the world's largest civilian aircraft. And those tourist numbers are
expected to increase by up to 40 percent in 2012 due to the new streamlined
U.S. visa policy. No sensible airline would ignore such a market. Which is
probably why Delta Air Lines is expanding its codesharing partnership with
two of China's biggest carriers -- China Eastern and China Southern -- in
order to enhance its China market presence.  Bigger and better The new
agreements, which were approved by Civil Aviation Administration of China on
February 15, will allow both Chinese carriers to stick their codes and flight
numbers on Delta-operated flights between Seattle and Beijing. read more