From June 24, 2025, China Eastern Airlines will open the "Xi'an-Istanbul" direct flight route. This is the second direct international route to Turkey by China Eastern Airlines after the "Shanghai-Istanbul" route, marking a new level of aviation cooperation between China and Turkey, and also adding a new channel for the interconnection of countries along the "Belt and Road".
The round-trip flight number of the new China Eastern Airlines Xi'an-Istanbul route is MU5025/MU5026, each with one flight every Tuesday, Friday and 7, with a flight duration of 10 hours and 10 minutes. Flight MU5025 to depart from Terminal T5 of Xi'an Xianyang International Airport at 01:50, and arrives in Istanbul at 07:00 local time; flight MU5026 to depart from Istanbul International Airport at 11:00 local time and arrives in Xi'an at 01:25 the next day.
As the ancient capital of the thirteen dynasties, Xi'an gathers world-class cultural heritage such as Terracotta Warriors and Horses, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, which is not only the starting point of the ancient Silk Road, but also an important central city in western China and a core hub of the "Belt and Road". As Turkey's largest city, Istanbul, this city spans Europe and Asia, is not only a political, economic and cultural center of Turkey, but also a treasure house of world cultural heritage. Historic sites such as Hagia Sophia Cathedral and Blue Mosque complement the natural scenery of the Bosphorus, attracting tourists from all over the world.
China is Turkey's largest trading partner in Asia. The two countries have close daily economic and trade exchanges. The opening of this route will greatly facilitate economic and trade exchanges and cultural exchanges between China's northwest region and Turkey and surrounding European and Middle Eastern countries. At present, tickets for this route have been opened for sale. From now until July 3, purchase tickets for this route from June 24 to July 24 on the China Eastern Airlines APP, and you will have the opportunity to receive large red envelopes for full reduction in the flight segment, with a limited amount of red envelopes per day; purchase tickets for this route from June 24, June 27 and June 29, and you can also enjoy double member points.
In the future, China Eastern Airlines will continue to adhere to "flying far away, internationally, and emerging markets", continue to seize opportunities, actively explore emerging markets, continuously improve the global radiation capacity of the aviation network, steadily promote the company's high-quality development, and provide strong support for the country's high-level opening up to the outside world.
