Inaugural Flight to High-Altitude Airport! China Eastern Starts C919 Service on Shanghai–Lanzhou Route
By asianet
SHANGHAI, Dec. 11, 2025 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/– On December 1, at 11:08 a.m., China Eastern Airlines flight MU9179 touched down smoothly at Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport, which sits at an elevation of 1,948.7 meters (6,394 feet). This landing marked the official commencement of regular commercial flights by C919, China’s first domestically produced large civil aircraft, on the … Continued