Number of passengers carried by China’s homegrown ‘C919’ exceeds 500,000

SHANGHAI: China's self-developed large passenger aircraft, the C919, reached a milestone on Sunday by surpassing the 500,000 mark in terms of the number of passengers transported, Xinhua News Agency reported. Since beginning commercial operations on 28th May, 2023, the C919 has logged over 10,000 flight hours, completed more than 3,700 commercial flights, and carried over 500,000 passengers. The first C919 large passenger aircraft was delivered to China Eastern Airlines on 9th December, 2022. To date, China Eastern Airlines has expanded its C919 fleet to seven aircraft, operating five regular routes that connect Shanghai with Chengdu, Beijing, Xi'an and Guangzhou, as well as Beijing with Xi'an. Source: Emirates News Agency