Chinese airline’s world’s longest one-way flight shortens travel time to S. America, facilitates Global South cooperation
Flight attendants from China Eastern Airlines introduce the Shanghai-Auckland-Buenos Aires route to passengers at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on December 4, 2025. Photo: Courtesy of China Eastern Airlines At 02:19 am on Thursday Beijing time, China Eastern Airlines flight MU745, carrying 282 passengers, departed from Shanghai. After a stopover in Auckland, New Zealand, it continued […]