Top News丨C919 begins Shanghai-HK regular flight

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China's domestically developed passenger aircraft, the C919, successfully completed its maiden flight from Shanghai to Hong Kong on New Year's Day, marking the jetliner's first commercial operation beyond the Chinese mainland. China Eastern Airlines' Flight MU721, carrying 157 passengers, took off from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport at 8:21 am on Wednesday and arrived at Hong Kong International Airport at 10:44 am, marking the inauguration of the route operating this aircraft. ▲  Travelers check in on Wednesday at a China Eastern counter at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport for boarding the C919 maiden flight to Hong Kong International Airport. Yin Liqin/China News Service Wan Xiangdong, head of the Civil Aviation Administration of China's East China Regional Administration, said that every achievement made by the C919 has clearly proved China's capability in science and technology. The launch of a Shanghai-Hong Kong direct flight using the C919 will "further accumula ………………………………