Published: April 22,2009

Kolkata , Apr 22 China Eastern Airlines, which operates flights from Delhi and Kolkata to Shanghai and Kunming would increase its number of flights from India.

"The state-owned Chinese Airlines would begin daily service from Kolkata to Kunming located at Yunan province, which currently stands at four flights a week," China Eastern Airlines Kolkata operations General Manager Li Ji told reporters on the sidelines of a meeting with members of Indian Chamber of Commerce.

"Later, we have plans to increase the frequency of Delhi- Shanghai flight from present three flights a week,"he said.

China Eastern started direct flights between Kolkata and Kunming, a major tourist destination in October 2007.

"Our Kolkata - Kunming flights are operating at close to 100 per cent occupancy,"Ji said.