The commercial operation of C919 large passenger plane, the first flight of domestic large aircraft, officially ＂started＂

CCTV News:Today (May 28th) morning, China Eastern Airlines used the world’s first C919 large passenger plane delivered by Comac China to carry out flight MU9191, which took off from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport and arrived at Beijing Capital Airport, officially opening the world’s first commercial passenger flight of this type. Today’s flight marks that the "R&D, manufacturing, evidence collection and operation" of C919 has been fully integrated, and the commercial operation of domestic large aircraft has officially "started", and China large aircraft has also officially approached the consumers.

CCTV reporter Wang Shantao:This is Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport. The world’s first C919 large passenger plane delivered by Comac China will take off from here, and more than 130 passengers will take the lead in taking the domestic large aircraft.

First flight passenger Mr. Meng:I’m very excited, and I’m honored to be able to take part in our maiden voyage of C919. It feels incredible to witness such a historic moment.

Mr. Huang, maiden passenger:This is also a very significant event for me personally, which is equivalent to witnessing a history of the development of China aviation industry. I also wish China’s big planes a smooth flight in the future.

At 10: 32, the maiden flight of flight number MU9191 took off on time and flew to Beijing.

C919 large passenger plane is the first jet trunk passenger plane with independent intellectual property rights developed by China in accordance with internationally accepted airworthiness standards. Among them, business class and economy class choose a new generation of domestic cabin seats that are completely independently developed. The aisle height of 2.25 meters in the cabin can make passengers feel comfortable at the top and sufficient visual space in front.

Feng Dehua, Deputy General Manager of China Eastern Airlines Party Group:The C919 large passenger plane opened its first commercial flight, which means that this model is fully integrated from research and development, manufacturing, evidence collection to operation. We will join hands with all parties to aim at the goal of "flying out of safety, flying out of ambition, flying out of brands and flying out of benefits" and operate C919 finely.

China Eastern Airlines and Comac China signed the first batch of five C919 purchase contracts. From May 29th, C919 large passenger plane will be put into the route from Shanghai Hongqiao to Chengdu Tianfu, and normal commercial operation will be implemented. With the introduction of this model, C919 large passenger aircraft will appear on more routes.