First direct air route between China, Argentina launched
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
Staff welcome China Eastern Airlines’ flight MU745, the first direct air route between China and Argentina, at Ezeiza International Airport in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Dec. 4, 2025. China Eastern Airlines’ flight MU745 touched down in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, on Thursday afternoon, marking the official launch of the first direct air route between China and Argentina, according to the carrier. (Xinhua/Zhang Duo)
China Eastern Airlines’ flight MU745 touched down in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, on Thursday afternoon, marking the official launch of the first direct air route between China and Argentina, according to the carrier.
The flight departed Shanghai Pudong International Airport at 2:19 a.m. Beijing time on Thursday, made a two-hour stopover in Auckland, New Zealand, and arrived at Buenos Aires’ Ezeiza International Airport after a whole flight of about 25 hours and 30 minutes.
Spanning over 20,000 kilometers, the new link has broken the record for the world’s longest one-way flight.
China Eastern Airlines plans to operate two round-trip flights per week, departing Shanghai on Mondays and Thursdays, and returning from Buenos Aires on Tuesdays and Fridays. ■
China Eastern Airlines’ flight MU745, the first direct air route between China and Argentina, passes through a water gate at Ezeiza International Airport in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Dec. 4, 2025. China Eastern Airlines’ flight MU745 touched down in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, on Thursday afternoon, marking the official launch of the first direct air route between China and Argentina, according to the carrier. (Xinhua/Zhang Duo)
A staff member welcomes passengers arriving with the first direct air route between China and Argentina at Ezeiza International Airport in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Dec. 4, 2025. China Eastern Airlines’ flight MU745 touched down in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, on Thursday afternoon, marking the official launch of the first direct air route between China and Argentina, according to the carrier. (Xinhua/Zhang Duo)
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Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
