Juneyao Air announces Shanghai-Helsinki-Dublin service

27 November, 2019

Juneyao Air, via its official WeChat account, announced (27-Nov-2019) plans to launch twice weekly Shanghai Pudong-Helsinki-Dublin service with Boeing 787-9 aircraft from 29-Mar-2020. Juneyao Air chairman Wang Junjin said: "We see strong demand for travel between Ireland and Shanghai and we are sure that this new service will grow the market by significantly improving the connectivity between Shanghai and Dublin", adding that "Our onward connections from Pudong Airport mean that this new service will link Dublin to the most energetic cities including Suzhou, Nanjing and Hangzhou in eastern China, and the wider Asia Pacific region". Juneyao is also seeking to service the growing air cargo market between Ireland and China. Ireland has set a target of attracting 200,000 Chinese visitors p/a by 2025. [more - original PR]