china eastern airlines to operate direct flights between shanghai and cairo -凯发国际娱乐试玩

a direct round-trip flight between china and egypt will be opened and operated by china eastern airlines from december 11, 2023.

this marks the first time a chinese airline has opened a route to north africa from shanghai, which creates a new aerial silk road connecting china and egypt, as well as the yangtze river delta and the nile river delta, two ancient civilizations.

the friendship between china and egypt has a long history and remains strong. located at the intersection of the "belt and road", egypt has historically been a hub connecting trade and culture between the east and west.

the shanghai-cairo route would operate three return flights a week, on mondays, thursdays, and saturdays.

the outbound flights mu223/224 are scheduled to take off from shanghai pudong international airport at 12:30am and arrive at cairo international airport at 08:00am, while the return flights from cairo are scheduled to take off at 12:30pm and return to pudong at 05:30am the following day (all times are local).

the round-trip flights are available for booking.

the shanghai-cairo route is served by china eastern airlines, utilizing its latest generation wide-body aircraft, the a350-900. equipped with the latest cabin service system in the international civil aviation industry and in-flight connectivity, the aircraft allows passengers to access wifi services immediately after takeoff, enabling "online throughout the journey" internet connectivity during the flight.