China Eastern Airlines is scheduled to resume direct flights between Shanghai and Auckland, New Zealand on Sept. 26.
The route will make four round-trip flights each week, on Tue, Thu, Sat, and Sun. From the 1st, Jan, 2016, the service will rise to seven flights per week. Flights will depart from Shanghai at 00:10 and will arrive in Auckland at 17:15. The return flight departs Auckland at 22:00, and arrives in Shanghai at 05:30 next day.
Currently, Air New Zealand is the only carrier providing a scheduled service between Shanghai and Auckland.