Dexu Kong

China Eastern

Headquartered in Shanghai, China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited (CEA) is among China's three major airlines. It originated from the first squadron established by former Civil Aviation Administration of Shanghai in January, 1957. After a series of reform, CEA was founded in 1988 and listed on New York, Hong Kong and Shanghai stock markets in 1997, becoming the first airline listed on three markets together. Currently, it operates a fleet of over 640 aircrafts, with average age less than 5.5 years, being one of the youngest fleets in major airlines in the world. As a member of the SkyTeam Alliance, CEA serves over 100 million passengers globally and ranks 7th in the world. Through its air network, CEA now reaches 1,062 destinations in 177 countries. Frequent Flyers of Eastern Miles are privileged with 672 lounges worldwide within all 20 SkyTeam member airlines.