China Eastern Airlines are set to fly between Auckland and Shanghai four times each week from September, adding 100,000 extra seats per year on the route.
China Eastern Airlines will fly year round between Auckland and Shanghai as air links between the two countries expand rapidly.
The four flights a week service will start in September.
China Eastern operated a seasonal service for the first time on the Auckland-Shanghai route from December last year to this
month and that proved successful enough to step it up to year-round.
Auckland Airport's general manager aeronautical commercial Norris Carter said the service would add 100,000 seats per year on the route, contributing an estimated $122 million to the New Zealand economy.
"We have experienced great growth in Chinese visitors travelling to New Zealand during the peak season, with the 2015 Chinese New Year setting a record for Chinese arrivals to New Zealand," said Carter.
