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China Eastern Airlines receives approval to maintain alternative route to New York JFK
May 9th 2022
China Eastern Airlines (CEA) has received approval to continue to operate its New York JFK-Shanghai Pudong service from an alternative Chinese airport. Read More » The U.S. Department of Transportation (DoT) said late last week it had approved a CEA request to fly the twice a week service from New York JFK to Fuzhou until the end of May. The DoT had previously approved the route for April. The China destination change was necessary following a Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) instruction to divert Shanghai-bound flights from the U.S. to other designated airports in China after Shanghai was ordered into lockdown.