# China Eastern Airlines (MU)
Pudong Airport T1: An Extremely Tight 30-Minute Domestic-to-International Connection
Urumqi → Shanghai → Japan, with only 30 minutes to connect in Shanghai. It was way too close for comfort....
China Eastern Boeing 737 Confirmed Crashed
On March 21, 2022, a China Eastern Boeing 737 passenger plane lost contact over Wuzhou while operating a Kunming–Guangzhou flight. It has now been confirmed that the aircraft crash...
U.S. Retaliates Against China’s Flight Curbs, Suspends 44 Flights by Chinese Carriers Between the U.S. and China Through April
Following the last time in 2020 when the U.S. took countermeasures against China’s "Five Ones" policy, today (January 21, 2022), the U.S. Department of Transportation issued an ord...
Just ￥3,322: China Eastern’s “Weekend Fly Freely” Flight Pass Is Now on Sale
Today is China’s 618 shopping festival, and China Eastern has launched its “Weekend Fly Freely” pass. For just ￥3322, you can fly on China Eastern flights within mainland China on...
U.S. Department of Transportation formally objects to China’s CAAC; CAAC considers easing the five-one policy
I’m sure everyone who just saw the news that the five-one policy may be extended to October is pretty disappointed if they need to return to China. But yesterday (May 22), the U.S....
COVID-19 | 03/27 Update: Chinese Airlines Announce Routes Under the “One Airline, One Country, One Route, One Flight per Week” Policy
Over the past two days, Chinese airlines (Air China, China Southern, China Eastern, XiamenAir, Hainan Airlines, Capital Airlines, Juneyao Air, and Spring Airlines) have announced t...
Summary of ways to return to China from North America (amid the global COVID-19 pandemic)
With the global pandemic worsening rapidly, return tickets to China have become extremely difficult to find, and prices have shot up. This post outlines the routes and flights curr...
China Eastern Launches OTT Airlines Focused on Domestic Aircraft (J21, C919, etc.)
On February 26, 2020, China Eastern’s OTT Airlines (OTT Airlines), under China Eastern, was officially unveiled and established, with plans to commercially operate domestic aircraf...
Chestnut’s 2019 Trip Back to the U.S., Part II: Japan Airlines 787-9 Business Class (KIX-LAX)
Let me share my Japan Airlines lounge visit and business class flight experience with everyone....
Chestnut’s 2019 Return-to-the-US Trip, Part I: China Eastern A321 Economy (PEK-KIX)
This is the first post in Chestnut’s 2019 trip back to the US—a straightforward trip report on flying China Eastern economy from Beijing Capital (PEK) to Osaka Kansai (KIX). Long s...
China Eastern Launches New Frequent Flyer Program Rules: Miles Can Now Be Extended
China Eastern announced a brand-new frequent flyer membership program today. For the full list of changes, please refer here. The most important change is this: China Eastern miles...