Passengers
995,232
to and from Australia, 12 months
China Eastern Airlines
international services · records from Sep 1996
Destinations
2
served from Australia
Inbound
503,717
arriving in Australia
Since
1996
first in the figures
Traffic: 12 months to Jun 2026
International passengers over time
International traffic to Jun 2026
International history milestones
Passenger milestones use complete calendar years only; a missing month stays missing and the partial current year cannot set the historical peak. Current breadth uses the global passenger window 2025-07 to 2026-06. Recorded destinations are passenger-record entities, not necessarily nonstop current services.
First positive record
Sep 1996
first month with passengers > 0
Peak complete year
2025
945,548 passengers
Latest complete year
2025
945,548 passengers
Recorded destinations ever
2
positive passenger record; not necessarily nonstop
Destinations in latest 12 months
2
positive in global latest 12 months; not necessarily nonstop
Routes it flies
12 routes in the 12 months to Jun 2026, by flights operated.
| Route | Flights | Non-stop | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney ↔ Shanghai | 1,342 | Yes | Sep 2003 |
| Melbourne ↔ Shanghai | 1,290 | Yes | Dec 2003 |
| Brisbane ↔ Shanghai | 584 | Yes | Mar 2007 |
| Sydney ↔ Xi'an | 470 | — | Nov 2017 |
| Sydney ↔ Nanjing | 262 | Yes | Dec 2012 |
| Melbourne ↔ Nanjing | 260 | Yes | Jun 2024 |
| Sydney ↔ Wuhan | 233 | Yes | Jan 2017 |
| Sydney ↔ Hangzhou | 174 | Yes | Nov 2016 |
| Sydney ↔ Auckland | 174 | Yes | Nov 2023 |
| Sydney ↔ Jinan | 74 | Yes | Nov 2023 |
| Sydney ↔ Beijing | 40 | — | Sep 2003 |
| Adelaide ↔ Shanghai | 10 | Yes | Jun 2026 |
Flights: 12 months to Jun 2026
Flight counts, not passengers. Route-level records begin in Sep 2003 — the passenger history below goes back further but is grouped by destination rather than by city.
Routes it no longer flies
Passengers by destination
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| Destination | Passengers, 12 months | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 963,058 | 97% | Sep 1996 |
| New Zealand | 32,174 | 3% | Nov 2023 |
12 months to Jun 2026
Punctuality is not published for international flights, so there is no on-time or cancellation figure here for China Eastern Airlines's services to and from Australia — only for domestic flights, and only where an airline operates them.