Air China on 5 May began non-stop service between Shanghai Pudong (PVG) and Barcelona (BCN).
The 9,860-kilometre route will be served three times weekly by the Star Alliance member"™s 254-seat A330-200s. The date also marked the third anniversary of the airline"™s first service from Beijing to Barcelona which operates via Vienna.
Only four European airports are served non-stop by Air China from both Beijing and Shanghai; Frankfurt, Milan Malpensa, Munich and Paris CDG. Apart from Barcelona it also serves Madrid from Beijing.
On all routes between China and Europe Air China is the market leader currently accounting for 22.3% of seat capacity, followed by Lufthansa (10.4%) and China Eastern Airlines (8.6%)…
