China Southern Schedules C919 Debut

The airline currently offers the 730-mi. (634-nm) field as much as nine times per day using a mix of Airplane A321neos, A330s, A350-900s, Boeing 737-8s, 777-300s, 787-8s and 787-9s. Approximately 3 trips per day are likewise offered in between Guangzhou and Shanghai Pudong International Flight Terminal.

China Eastern presently operates seven C919 airplane and has 98 even more on order. Both China Southern and Air China have each received one C919, with orders for an added 104 and 99 aircraft, specifically.

The planned access into service comes as the C919 lugged its 500,000 th guest– just over 15 months after making its commercial debut in May 2023. The aircraft type has actually likewise logged more than 10,000 flight hours and completed 3,700 commercial flights.

According to OAG Schedules Analyser information, China Southern plans to operate its initial C919 flights between Guangzhou Baiyun International Flight Terminal (CANISTER) and Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport Terminal (SHA). The daily solution is readied to commence on Sept. 19.

China Eastern Airlines was the launch consumer for the C919 and presently runs 5 paths using the aircraft type, consisting of flying two times a day between canister and SHA. It likewise flies from SHA to Xi’an Xianyang International Airport Terminal (XIY) as much as 8X-daily; to Chengdu Tianfu International Flight Terminal as much as 7X-daily; and double-daily to Beijing Daxing International Airport Terminal (PKX). The 5th C919 route attaches PKX and XIY with two flights per day.