Air China announces direct Melbourne – Shenzhen service

Air China, the official carrier of the People’s Republic of China, reported that direct service between Melbourne and Shenzhen will commence on 10 January, 2017. The service CA767/768 will operate four times per week with evening departures on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday. Currently, Air China operates daily direct service from Melbourne to Beijing and four times weekly service between Melbourne and Shanghai. The new direct route will be operated by an Airbus A330-200 aircraft offering 28 lie-flat bed business class seats and 199 economy class seats with a generous seat pitch of 32″.