{"id":260338,"date":"2025-12-11T06:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T23:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/?p=260338"},"modified":"2025-12-10T23:12:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T16:12:26","slug":"mu-opens-shanghai-buenos-aires-route","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2025\/12\/mu-opens-shanghai-buenos-aires-route\/","title":{"rendered":"MU opens Shanghai &#8211; Buenos Aires route"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>SHANGHAI, 11 December 2025: China Eastern Airlines (MU) inaugurated its new Shanghai\u2013Auckland\u2013Buenos Aires route last week, with full fifth-freedom rights for passenger and cargo traffic.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first flight from Shanghai to a major South American city carried 282 passengers. It opens a new &#8220;southbound corridor&#8221; across the Pacific and offers an alternative to traditional routes via Middle Eastern, European, or North American airlines.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1176\" height=\"818\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-53.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-260341 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1176px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1176\/818;aspect-ratio:1.4376655362216333;width:533px;height:auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-53.png 1176w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-53-300x209.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-53-600x417.png 600w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-53-768x534.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-53-696x484.png 696w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-53-1068x743.png 1068w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-53-604x420.png 604w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-53-100x70.png 100w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1176px) 100vw, 1176px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Photo credit: MU. Check in for the 25-hour journey to Buenos Aires.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The journey, which previously took 30 hours, is now reduced to roughly 25 hours. China Eastern Airlines operates the route with Boeing 777-300ER wide-body aircraft.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Flight MU745 (Shanghai\u2013Buenos Aires) will depart on Mondays and Thursdays, while MU746 will return on Tuesdays and Fridays.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before departure, China Eastern Airlines hosted a brief inaugural ceremony at Shanghai Pudong International Airport, which featured Argentine-themed decor and commemorative gifts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond a new air corridor, the route links three continents under fifth-freedom rights.&nbsp; China Eastern Airlines can handle passenger and cargo transfers in Auckland without aircraft change, facilitating trade among China, New Zealand, and Argentina.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>(Source: China Eastern Airlines)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SHANGHAI, 11 December 2025: China Eastern Airlines (MU) inaugurated its new Shanghai\u2013Auckland\u2013Buenos Aires route last week, with full fifth-freedom rights for passenger and cargo traffic.&nbsp; The first flight from Shanghai to a major South American city carried 282 passengers. 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