Simple Flying
• James Pearson
China Eastern launches Shanghai–Buenos Aires service, creating world's longest scheduled commercial passenger route
China Eastern has inaugurated a twice‑weekly Shanghai–Buenos Aires service that outlets are calling the world's longest scheduled commercial passenger route. Operated with Boeing 777s, the link spans roughly 18,000 km (more than 12,000 miles) and can take about 29 hours including a technical stop in Auckland.
