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MU740 China Eastern Airlines - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight QF4035 from Qantas (QF) is a codeshare flight operated by China Eastern Airlines (MU) under the flight number MU740. Check this page for details about flight MU740.

Below, you can find details about China Eastern Airlines flight MU740, which currently operates between the airports of Melbourne - Melbourne Tullamarine Airport (Airport Code MEL) and Shanghai - Shanghai Pudong International Airport (Airport Code PVG).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Sunday, February 23, 2025.

MU740 On Time performance:
98
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

MU740 China Eastern Airlines to Shanghai

Scheduled - On-time
Flight Status for Sunday February 23, 2025
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (February 22, 2025). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (February 24, 2025). See it here

Airline information

China Eastern Airlines
China Eastern Airlines
Equipment: Airbus A350-900

Departure

Melbourne (MEL)
February 23, 2025
Melbourne Tullamarine Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
22:30
Terminal:
2
Gate:
-
Scheduled Departure Time: 22:30

Arrival

Shanghai (PVG)
February 24, 2025
Shanghai Pudong International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
06:00
Terminal:
1
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 06:00
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- QF4035 - Qantas

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight MU740?
The flight MU740 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight MU740?
The distance between the two airports is 8020 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight MU740?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 10:30 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 10:06 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Melbourne: 2025-02-23 02:57:03
Current Time in Shanghai: 2025-02-22 23:57:03

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Melbourne and Shanghai:

Juneyao Air
- Flight Number: HO1656. (On Time performance: 79 - Average Delay: 14 minutes)

China Eastern Airlines
- Flight Number: MU738. (On Time performance: 87 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from November 21, 2024 to February 20, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 83
On Time: 81 ( 98 % )
Moderate Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Significant Delay: 1 ( 1 % )
Major Delay: 1 ( 1 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: -35 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from September 07, 2024 to February 20, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by day of the week: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per day, and average delay per day.

Note: We have excluded some days from the graph, since the quantity and quality of the data is not representative enough.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from February 02, 2024 to January 31, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Note: We have excluded some months from the graph, since the quantity and quality of the data is not representative enough.

Last Past Flights MU740

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Sunday
23 February
22:13
Melbourne (MEL)
04:54
Shanghai (PVG)
09h 41min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
- On-time
Saturday
22 February
22:18
Melbourne (MEL)
05:11
Shanghai (PVG)
09h 53min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Friday
21 February
22:19
Melbourne (MEL)
04:55
Shanghai (PVG)
09h 36min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
- On-time
Thursday
20 February
22:30
Melbourne (MEL)
05:22
Shanghai (PVG)
09h 52min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
19 February
22:18
Melbourne (MEL)
05:27
Shanghai (PVG)
10h 09min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
18 February
22:15
Melbourne (MEL)
05:07
Shanghai (PVG)
09h 52min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Monday
17 February
22:25
Melbourne (MEL)
05:44
Shanghai (PVG)
10h 19min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Sunday
16 February
22:16
Melbourne (MEL)
04:55
Shanghai (PVG)
09h 39min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
- On-time
Saturday
15 February
22:19
Melbourne (MEL)
05:09
Shanghai (PVG)
09h 50min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
- On-time
Friday
14 February
22:19
Melbourne (MEL)
05:16
Shanghai (PVG)
09h 57min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
- On-time