EGYPT-CAIRO-CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES-DIRECT FLIGHT-SHANGHAI
(231213) -- CAIRO, Dec. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Liao Liqiang delivers a speech at the launching ceremony of the first flight of the Shanghai-Cairo air route of the China Eastern Airlines in Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 11, 2023. China Eastern Airlines began operating direct flights between Shanghai and the Egyptian capital Cairo on Monday, the operator has announced.
The new service makes three round trips per week on Monday, Thursday, and Saturday, it said, adding it was the first Chinese airline to operate the Shanghai-Cairo air route.
The first flight departed from Shanghai Pudong International Airport with 232 passengers onboard. It arrived at Cairo International Airport at 7:19 am local time (0519 GMT) on Monday. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)
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