China Eastern Airlines will launch its first commercial C919 cross-border flight between Shanghai and Hong Kong on January 1, 2025, according to state-owned broadcaster China Central Television.
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The city’s transport minister on Thursday welcomed the launch of the route while hailing the C919 as “a significant breakthrough in the country’s civil aviation technology”.
The new service will operate as a daily return flight and is part of efforts by China to expand the use of the C919 globally.
By adding Hong Kong as a new destination, China Eastern will expand its C919 network to include nine cities.
China Eastern is the first airline to operate the C919 and currently has nine of such aircraft serving various domestic routes within the mainland.
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