China's C919 passenger jet completes first commercial flight to Hong Kong

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China's C919 passenger jet made its first commercial flight outside the mainland, landing in Hong Kong on Wednesday. The flight, operated by China Eastern Airlines, departed from Shanghai at 8:20 am. The C919 is China's first domestically developed narrowbody jet, designed to compete with the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320. It can carry 158 to 192 passengers and has a range of 5,555 km. The service will operate daily, with the return flight scheduled to leave Hong Kong at 12:55 pm and arrive in Shanghai at 3 pm.


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