Recently, China Eastern Airlines began to use the domestic large aircraft C919 to carry out the round-trip route of "Shanghai Hongqiao-Beijing Capital". So far, China Eastern Airlines C919 has 10 routes, including Shanghai Hongqiao-Beijing Daxing, Shanghai Hongqiao-Beijing Capital, Shanghai Hongqiao-Chengdu Tianfu, Shanghai Hongqiao-Xi'an, Beijing Daxing-Xi'an, Shanghai Hongqiao-Guangzhou, Shanghai Hongqiao-Taiyuan, Shanghai Hongqiao-Chongqing, Shanghai Hongqiao-Wuhan, Shanghai Hongqiao-Hong Kong.
On May 28, 2023, on the "Shanghai Hongqiao-Beijing Capital" route, China Eastern Airlines achieved its first commercial passenger flight of C919. This time, "Shanghai Hongqiao-Beijing Capital" became a regular route for China Eastern Airlines C919, with round-trip flight numbers MU5159 and MU5124 respectively.
"Shanghai Hongqiao-Beijing Capital" is another C919 regular route newly opened by China Eastern Airlines after "Shanghai Hongqiao-Hong Kong" this year. It is also the first route newly opened by China Eastern Airlines during the 2025 Spring Festival travel rush, providing passengers with more new options for experiencing large aircraft and serving Spring Festival travel.
(Reporter Nie Qixing of the General Station)
