British Airways increases Shanghai

British Airways has officially announced as a result of rising demand along with great encouragement from the U.K government to boost business and leisure links with China, it shall be increasing its services to PVG-Shanghai effective 20FEB16.

Currently, BA operates a daily nonstop flight from LHR to PVG using a B777. These will be increased to 10 weekly nonstop flights operated by a daily B773ER + 3 weekly B772ER. 

Point to point demand in 2014 between London and Shanghai was 336,000 passengers and this is expected to grow by at least 15% by end of 2016.