China Eastern boosts Australian flights
The SkyTeam member and Qantas partner is bringing back more non-stop routes.
By Staff Writers, June 28 2023
Shanghai-based China Eastern Airlines will restart direct flights from Sydney to Nanjing and Wuhan from July 2023 as the SkyTeam member and Qantas partner continues to rebuild its Australian network.
The Sydney-Nanjing and Sydney-Wuhan services will run three times a week, with each o an Airbus A330 jet fitted with China Eastern’s latest 1-2-1 business class flatbeds.
Nanjing is the capital city and a historical and cultural hub of China’s Jiangsu province, while Wuhan is the capital of the Hubei province and the largest city in Central China.
A China Eastern spokesperson confirmed to Executive Traveller that Sydney-Nanjing flights would resume from July 19, departing Sydney at noon every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
The Sydney-Wuhan flights will begin on July 17 with an 11.20am departure every Monday, Thursday and Saturday.
Business class travellers and top-tier Platinum members of China Eastern’s Eastern Miles loyalty program can visit the Qantas Business Lounge at Sydney Airport’s international T1 terminal ahead of departure, as can Qantas Gold and Platinum frequent flyers.
Of course, if these China Eastern flights are booked under a QF flight number as part of the Qantas-China Eastern alliance you’ll also earn a hefty serve of Qantas Points and Status Credits.
China Eastern also flies daily from Sydney to Shanghai – a route which Qantas will resume in late October – on its Airbus A350, with daily Melbourne-Shanghai flights on a Boeing 787.
Both these jets feature the same impressive business class seats with sliding privacy doors, with the first row set aside for a ‘business plus’ offering with a larger video screen, more room, companion seating and a personal mini-bar.
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
14 May 2015
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I am QF Gold and will fly to Shanghai next Tuesday. Mum and I purchase flight tickets from China Eastern Airline. So It will be MU not QF(code share). Then Can I bring my mum to Qantas International Lounge in Sydney while we are waiting MU to PVC? In my way back Australia Can I access China Eastern Airline lounge in Shanghai?
30 Jun 2023
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Please check with qantas for lounge access policy from sydney to shanghai but you(QF gold) can definitely access china eastern lounge for china domestic flight and MU international flight from china to australia/singapore. No lounge access if you fly MU to HK, Macau, other asia and international destinations. I'm not sure about their policy of bringing guest(your mom) into MU lounge.
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
29 May 2020
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QF website sats if on MU code and GOLD then you can have 1 guest
11 Mar 2019
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I wonder if it's possible to fly Sydney to Shanghai then onto Europe via China Eastern. Just for a change from QF and the usual options.
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
14 May 2015
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I believe you can. However If you are QF member you won’t get points / status credits from China to Europe. Qantas and China Eastern airline partnership unfortunately are only cover Australian to China normally via Shanghai.
30 Jun 2023
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Not sure about China to europe but I've earned QF points from domestic china and china to macau flights on china eastern. I supposed you can get status credits too if you book under QF flight number as mentioned in the article above,
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