China News Service, Shanghai, March 8 (Reporter Yin Liqin) On March 8, the reporter learned from China Eastern Airlines that with the delivery of the fifth domestically produced C919 large aircraft, the routes operated by the C919 domestically produced large aircraft continue to "increase."
Starting from March 8, the C919 domestically produced large aircraft began to operate the third regular commercial route - "Shanghai Hongqiao-Xi'an Xianyang".
The China Eastern Airlines C919 large domestic aircraft (registration number B-919A) carrying flight MU2152 was taxiing on the taxiway.
Photo by China News Service reporter Yin Liqin
The China Eastern Airlines C919 large domestic aircraft (registration number B-919A) carrying flight MU2152 was taxiing on the taxiway.
Photo by China News Service reporter Yin Liqin
The China Eastern Airlines C919 large domestic aircraft (registration number B-919A) carrying flight MU2152 was taxiing on the taxiway.
Photo by China News Service reporter Yin Liqin
On that day, China Eastern Airlines C919, a domestically produced large aircraft, carried out flight MU2152, carrying 153 passengers from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Xi'an Xianyang International Airport.
According to the plan, China Eastern Airlines' C919 domestically produced large aircraft will perform two round-trip segments on the Shanghai Hongqiao-Xi'an route every day.
Among them, flight MU2152 took off from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport at 8:20, and the return flight MU2157 took off from Xi'an Xianyang Airport at 12:00.
Flight MU2160 took off from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport at 17:15, and the return flight MU2169 took off from Xi'an Xianyang Airport at 21:00.
The China Eastern Airlines C919 large domestic aircraft (registration number B-919A) carrying flight MU2152 was taxiing on the taxiway.
Photo by China News Service reporter Yin Liqin
In addition, all five of China Eastern Airlines' C919 domestically produced large aircraft will fly on important hub routes on that day. In addition to flights from Shanghai Hongqiao to and from Xi'an and Xianyang, there are also multiple flights to and from Chengdu Tianfu and Beijing Daxing.
The China Eastern Airlines C919 large domestic aircraft (registration number B-919F) carrying flight MU9197 took off from Hongqiao Airport.
It is in the same frame as two other C919 domestic large aircraft.
Photo by China News Service reporter Yin Liqin
Xi'an is an important central city in the western region, a world-renowned cultural tourism city and a thousand-year-old ancient capital. It is also one of the important hubs of China Eastern Airlines' "Four Beams and Eight Pillars" route network.
China Eastern Airlines Northwest Branch is the largest main base airline at Xi'an Xianyang Airport. It has nearly 2,200 inbound and outbound flights at Xi'an Xianyang Airport every week, and has outstanding full-chain comprehensive support capabilities.
China Eastern Airlines' C919 domestically produced large aircraft has flown to Xi'an several times during the verification flight stage before it was put into commercial operation. The full-process service support capabilities of all parties have been fully tested, laying a solid foundation for the smooth entry of the C919 domestically produced large aircraft into commercial operation on Xi'an routes. .
The China Eastern Airlines C919 large domestic aircraft (registration number B-919A) carrying out flight MU2152 took off from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport.
Photo by China News Service reporter Yin Liqin
The China Eastern Airlines C919 large domestic aircraft (registration number B-919A) carrying out flight MU2152 took off from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport.
Photo by China News Service reporter Yin Liqin
The China Eastern Airlines C919 large domestic aircraft (registration number B-919A) carrying out flight MU2152 took off from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport.
Photo by China News Service reporter Yin Liqin
The China Eastern Airlines C919 large domestic aircraft (registration number B-919A) carrying out flight MU2152 took off from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport.
Photo by China News Service reporter Yin Liqin
In recent years, China Eastern Airlines has been actively building high-quality routes such as the "Shanghai-Shaanxi" air express. Currently, the number of flights between Shanghai and Shaanxi reaches 224 per week, with an average of 32 flights per day to and from the three major airports in Shanghai and Xi'an.
After the C919 domestically produced large aircraft is put into use on this route, it will be convenient for more Chinese and foreign passengers to experience the C919 domestically produced large aircraft and experience the new "four exquisite services" experience such as the "Chinese style" safety demonstration video and C919 domestically produced large aircraft exclusive aircraft supplies.
The China Eastern Airlines C919 large domestic aircraft (registration number B-919A) carrying out flight MU2152 took off from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport.
Photo by China News Service reporter Yin Liqin
From the first commercial flight on May 28, 2023 to February 29, 2024, China Eastern Airlines' C919 domestically produced large aircraft fleet has accumulated more than 3,272 hours of commercial flight time, performed 1,131 commercial flights, and carried more than 145,000 passengers.
In 2024, China Eastern Airlines will also receive the C919 domestic large aircraft from COMAC as planned, continue to expand the operation scale and route coverage of domestic large aircraft, and steadily move towards the goal of "flying with safety, flying with ambition, flying with brand, and flying with efficiency" Move forward.
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