Yesterday at 2:19 a.m., China Eastern Airlines' "Guobo"-themed painted aircraft carried out the first flight of flight MU745 on the world's longest route of 20,000 kilometers. China Eastern Airlines just announced thatAt 16:44 local time on December 4 (3:44 Beijing time on December 5), China Eastern Airlines flight MU745 landed smoothly at Ezeiza International Airport in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina.
The local "Watergate Ceremony", which symbolizes the highest etiquette in international civil aviation, welcomes passengers and crew members from afar.
It is understood that the aircraft type this time was a Boeing 777-300ER, carrying 282 passengers from Pudong, Shanghai. After stopping in Auckland, New Zealand, it flew to Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina.
This new route has a total range of 19,681 kilometers, setting a new record for the longest one-way route in the world. It is also the only direct route between China and Argentina that does not require transfers.
The new route launched this time is scheduled to operate two round-trip flights per week:Departing from Shanghai on Mondays and Thursdays, the total journey is 25 hours and 55 minutes; Departing from Buenos Aires on Tuesday and Friday, the total journey is 29 hours.
