China's first self-developed narrow-body aircraft C919 launched commercial flights between the Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and Beijing Daxing International Airport by its first global customer, China Eastern Airlines on Jan 9.
Effective Jan 1, Shanghai's Hongqiao Airport has implemented a new boarding deadline of 40 minutes prior to departure for domestic flights.
The third C919, China's first self-developed narrow-body jet, was delivered to its first global customer China Eastern Airlines on Saturday morning in Shanghai.
With the arrival of Himalaya Airlines' flight H9780 at Shanghai Pudong International Airport from the Nepalese capital Kathmandu on Saturday, the first international direct flight between Shanghai and Nepal was officially launched, according to the Shanghai Airport Authority.
China Eastern Airlines will launch direct flights between Shanghai and the Egyptian capital of Cairo on December 11.
On Oct 11, China Railway Shanghai Group welcomed the implementation of a new railway operating plan for the fourth quarter. The updated map allows for improved transportation options and increased capacity in the Yangtze River Delta region.
Shanghai's Hongqiao Hub experienced a significant increase in traffic during the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday, with an average of 1,417,700 passengers per day.
Hongqiao International Airport in Shanghai saw heavy traffic during the busy summer travel season, which began on July 1 and ended on Aug 31.
