British Airways has agreed a codeshare deal with China Eastern Airlines.
The IAG-owned UK carrier says its code will be placed on China Eastern's flights to Chongqing, Hangzhou, Kunming, Nanjing and Xian, while the Chinese carrier will add its code to BA flights serving Aberdeen, Belfast City, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds-Bradford, Manchester and Newcastle.
BA is a member of the Oneworld alliance while China Eastern is part of SkyTeam.
Source: Cirium Dashboard
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