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China Eastern set to join SkyTeam alliance

(Agencies)
Updated: 2010-04-13 11:23
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PARIS - Shanghai-based China Eastern Airlines is set to join the SkyTeam global airline alliance, La Tribune newspaper reported in a preview of its Tuesday edition.

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The move is expected to be announced at the end of the week, the newspaper said.

SkyTeam includes Air France-KLM and Delta Air Lines , as well as China Southern Airlines.

China Eastern, the only one of the country's top three carriers without a global affiliation, had said earlier this year it was in talks with SkyTeam, as well as rival groupings Oneworld and Star Alliance.

SkyTeam was not immediately reachable for comment.

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