Alibaba’s Qwen AI App Launches Flight Booking with China Eastern

2 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Apr 23

Alibaba's Qwen AI app now enables users to book China Eastern Airlines flights using natural-language commands.
The app can manage ticketing, seat selection, check-in, and even arrange airport transport based on real-time traffic.
This marks the first time Alibaba has integrated its agentic AI technology with a major commercial partner.

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