China Eastern and Shanghai Airlines joins SkyTeam

China Eastern Airlines and its subsidiary Shanghai Airlines have formally become members of the SkyTeam Alliance.

The addition of the Shanghai-based airlines gives SkyTeam 10% more daily departures to and from the Greater China region, says SkyTeam.

Guangzhou-based China Southern is already a member, while Taiwan's China Airlines is expected to join later this year.

China Eastern is the 14th airline to join SkyTeam, with the alliance expecting to have 19 members by 2012.

Source: Air Transport Intelligence news