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SHANGHAI – Chinese full-service carrier, China Eastern Airlines (MU), has announced the launch of nonstop flights between its hub Shanghai – Pudong and Abu Dhabi from April 28, 2025.
The westbound flight will operate on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday, with the aircraft returning to the Pearl of the Orient early in the following afternoon.
Photo: Brisbane AirportChina Eastern Abu Dhabi flights
The airline will deploy its Airbus A330 on the route, offering passengers high-speed WiFi on-board along with lie-flat seats in its business class cabins.
China Eastern’s latest A330-200 aircraft have 30 seats in its premium cabins in a 1-2-1 configuration and 202 economy seats in a 2-4-2 configuration, thereby offering 1856 tickets to and from the Abu Dhabi and Shanghai.
China Eastern’s flights operating to and from Abu Dhabi will be numbered MU237 and MU238.
MU237 will depart Shanghai’s Pudong Airport at 15:10 local time and arrive into Abu Dhabi at 21:20 local time with a block duration of 10 hours and 10 minutes. After a two-hour turnaround in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, MU238 will lift off from AUH at 23:20 and land back at its home base, PVG, at 12:40 the next afternoon following 9 hours and 20 minutes on the clock.
The flights are operated in conjunction with Etihad Airways (EY) with China Eastern and the Abu Dhabi-based carrier signing a memorandum of understanding in December 2023 to partake in codeshare agreements, frequent flyer programs, cargo operations and sustainability programs.
Antonoaldo Neves (left), CEO of Etihad Airways, and Li Yangmin, president of China Eastern Airlines.
Photo: Etihad Airways
Added connectivity between UAE and Mainland China
China Eastern’s flight to Abu Dhabi will be the fifth operation by the airline in the United Arab Emirates with four of its trips flying to Dubai from Kunming, Shanghai, Qingdao and Xian. From Zayed International Airport, this will be the second nonstop flight to Mainland China with Etihad Airways already operating to Beijing.
The direct flight aims to strategically improve travel between UAE and China, with Abu Dhabi viewed upon advantageously by Chinese businesses as a free trade zone with strong energy and financial backgrounds, whereas China hopes that the connectivity will strengthen Arab tourism into the country for visitors to experience its culture and leading technology.
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