China Eastern Airlines held an inaugural ceremony at Nanjing Lukou International Airport on July 8 to mark the launch of its new direct route to Paris.

The route is operated using a Boeing 777 aircraft. The flight MU845 departs Nanjing at 00:45 every Wednesday and arrives in Paris at 07:00 local time the same day. The return flight, MU846, departs Paris at 14:20 local time every Wednesday and arrives in Nanjing at 07:30 the following day.