A staff member displays a plane ticket of the C919 Flight MU721 in front of the plane in Shanghai, east China on Jan. 1, 2025. China Eastern Airlines on Wednesday started using China's domestically-produced C919 jetliner for regular flights between Shanghai and Hong Kong. Flight MU721 carrying 157 passengers took off from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport at 8:21 a.m., marking the inauguration of the route operating the aircraft type. (China Eastern Airlines/Handout via Xinhua)
China Eastern Airlines on Wednesday started using China's domestically-produced C919 jetliner for regular flights between Shanghai and Hong Kong.
Flight MU721 carrying 157 passengers took off from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport at 8:21 a.m., marking the inauguration of the route operating the aircraft type.
It makes China Eastern Airlines the first airline to use the C919 for scheduled commercial flights to Hong Kong.
The company plans to conduct daily round-trip flights.
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