September sees the return of route openings as business travel resumes in Europe. A number of routes were inaugurated between Europe and Asia. KLM opened the ball on 2 September. The Dutch company now flies three times a week from Amsterdam Schiphol to Hyderabadin the centre-east of India. This metropolis of 7 million inhabitants has few direct flights to Europe (British Airways and Lufthansa until now). KLM operates the route with Boeing 777-200/200ER with three classes of service. This is the carrier's fourth destination in India.
12 Septemberit will be the turn of SAS Scandinavian Airlines to conquer Seoul-Incheon. The carrier will depart from Copenhagen 4 times a week (3 times in winter) with Airbus A350-900s - again offering three classes of service. In Seoul, the airline will offer connections throughout Asia via its Skyteam partner, Korean Air.
And finally.., China Eastern Airlines to start services between Barcelona and Shanghai Pudong from September 27. The Chinese airline will be offering four flights a week by Airbus A350-900. China Eastern is expanding its European network. Since the start of the year, it has inaugurated new routes to Copenhagen, Geneva, Istanbul, Milan and Paris. From GenevaIn June, the carrier launched four flights a week to Shanghai. While Paris CDG now linked to Nanjing since July. The weekly service is operated by Boeing777-300ER.
