Alibaba has formed its first external partnership for its Qwen AI app, collaborating with China Eastern Airlines. This integration allows users to manage entire flight bookings, from searching to check-in, through a natural language chat interface.

Alibaba Group Holding has struck its first external partnership for its flagship consumer artificial intelligence app, linking it with China Eastern Airlines in a move that pushes its agentic capabilities beyond the company’s own ecosystem and into real-world services. The company said the fresh collaboration allowed users of the Qwen app to manage the full flight booking process – from search and ticket purchase to seat selection and check-in – within a single natural-language chat interface......