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TOKYO - Japan Airlines is to expand its codeshare arrangements with Qatar Airways on services to the Middle East (four routes), Africa (six routes), and Central Asia (one route) from April 1.
TOKYO - Japan Airlines and Alaska Airlines have agreed to expand their existing codeshare partnership. The two initially entered a commercial partnership in June 2016 to provide new network opportunities in the U.S.
BEIJING - Air China will begin non-stop flights between Beijing and Copenhagen from May 30, 2018 to supplement existing flights to Stockholm. 2018 has been dubbed the "China-Denmark Year of Tourism".
SINGAPORE - Singapore Airlines has announced a range of changes to its operations in Australia, effective from May l. The most significant change will be to operations in Canberra, with this service to be de-linked from Wellington and increased to daily operations, with a new Singapore-Sydney-Canberra-Singapore routing.
BEIJING - By the end of 2017, the number of people subscribed to mainland China's leading frequent flyer programme, Air China’s PhoenixMiles, had hit 50 million for the first time - and the scheme is now looking to work with its members to usher in the next 50 million.
TIANJIN - Tianjin Airlines debuted its first flight from Auckland to Tianjin via Xi'an on December 30, its second service to New Zealand. Tianjin Airlines launched its first flight from Auckland to Tianjin via Chongqing in December 2016. The new service will operate weekly.