Overview
- Tickets are now available for flight MU745 starting 4 December 2025, linking Shanghai Pudong and Buenos Aires Ezeiza with a published total distance of 19,681 km.
- The route is scheduled to operate twice weekly on Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, with a reported three-cabin layout of 6 first-class suites, 52 business seats and 258 in economy.
- The service is marketed as direct with no aircraft change, making a technical stop in Auckland, with durations of about 25 hours 30 minutes from Shanghai and roughly 29 hours on the return.
- Launch economy fares are listed on China Eastern’s site at approximately USD 1,746 to 1,983 per one-way segment.
- The connection is billed as the world’s longest commercial direct route and is part of the Corredor Sur strategy, reviving an Asian carrier presence in Argentina and leveraging ties with Aerolíneas Argentinas.