China's self-developed jet C919 welcomed its 1 millionth passenger during the flight from Shanghai to Xi'an of Shaanxi province on December 19. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
China's self-developed C919 jet welcomed its 1 millionth passenger during the flight from Shanghai to Xi'an of Shaanxi province on Thursday.
China's self-developed jet C919 welcomed its 1 millionth passenger during the flight from Shanghai to Xi'an of Shaanxi province on December 19. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
A female passenger surnamed Lin taking China Eastern Airlines' C919 flight from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Xi'an Xianyang International Airport on Thursday became the 1 millionth passenger of the domestically-made jetliner, and she received an aircraft model as a souvenir for this special moment, according to the Shanghai-based carrier.
China's self-developed jet C919 welcomed its 1 millionth passenger during the flight from Shanghai to Xi'an of Shaanxi province on December 19. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Being the first global customer of C919, China Eastern celebrated the successful handling of 500,000 passenger trips on September 1 during its flight from Chengdu, Sichuan province to Shanghai.
China's self-developed jet C919 welcomed its 1 millionth passenger during the flight from Shanghai to Xi'an of Shaanxi province on December 19. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Since the maiden commercial flight on May 28, 2023, China Eastern's C919 fleet has conducted 6,240 commercial flights and completed more than 850,000 passenger trips as of December 19.
China's self-developed jet C919 welcomed its 1 millionth passenger during the flight from Shanghai to Xi'an of Shaanxi province on December 19. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
China Eastern's nine C919 aircraft are currently operating eight regular commercial flights to the Chinese cities of Shanghai, Beijing, Chongqing, Chengdu of Sichuan province, Xi'an of Shaanxi province, Guangzhou of Guangdong province, Taiyuan of Shanxi province, and Wuhan of Hubei province.
