China will step up commercial operations and exports of the domestically developed and manufactured C919 aircraft this year, the industry regulator said.
A rail-air transit service center was launched on Friday at the Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station.
Passengers have been able to order railway tickets for the Spring Festival travel rush since Jan 12, and engineers are dedicated to improving the ticket booking system to provide a smooth ticket purchasing experience.
China's first self-developed narrow-body aircraft C919 launched commercial flights between the Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and Beijing Daxing International Airport by its first global customer, China Eastern Airlines on Jan 9.
Effective Jan 1, Shanghai's Hongqiao Airport has implemented a new boarding deadline of 40 minutes prior to departure for domestic flights.
The third C919, China's first self-developed narrow-body jet, was delivered to its first global customer China Eastern Airlines on Saturday morning in Shanghai.
With the arrival of Himalaya Airlines' flight H9780 at Shanghai Pudong International Airport from the Nepalese capital Kathmandu on Saturday, the first international direct flight between Shanghai and Nepal was officially launched, according to the Shanghai Airport Authority.
China Eastern Airlines will launch direct flights between Shanghai and the Egyptian capital of Cairo on December 11.
