China Eastern launches world’s longest direct flight

15:16 - 18.09.2025


September 18, Fineko/abc.az. On December 4, China Eastern Airlines will launch the longest flight in the world between Shanghai and Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina.

ABC.AZ reports that the flight length is 20,000 km, the flight time is 25 hours.

China Eastern claims that this air link will become one of the longest in the world and the airline will use its wide-body aircraft Boeing 777-300ER to operate flights.

The only transit landing lasting 2 hours will be made at the airport of the New Zealand city of Auckland. The return trip will take 29 hours.