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MU218 China Eastern Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about China Eastern Airlines flight MU218, which currently operates between the airports of Geneva - Geneva Airport (Airport Code GVA) and Shanghai - Shanghai Pudong International Airport (Airport Code PVG).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Thursday, October 16, 2025.

MU218 On Time performance:
79
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

MU218 China Eastern Airlines from Geneva

En Route - Delayed
Delay: 32 minutes
Flight Status for Thursday October 16, 2025

Airline information

China Eastern Airlines
China Eastern Airlines
Equipment: Airbus A330-200

Departure

Geneva (GVA)
October 15, 2025
Geneva Airport
Departed at:
12:03
Terminal:
1
Gate:
C61
Scheduled Departure Time: 12:00

Arrival

Shanghai (PVG)
October 16, 2025
Shanghai Pudong International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
06:02
Terminal:
1
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 05:30
Baggage: 12
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Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight MU218?
The flight MU218 is scheduled to flight on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight MU218?
The distance between the two airports is 9265 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight MU218?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 11:30 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 11:10 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 Geneva: 2025-10-15 22:42:57
Current Time in Shanghai: 2025-10-16 04:42:57

Alternative Flights

China Eastern Airlines is the only airline operating the route from Geneva to Shanghai.

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 July 10, 2025 to October 07, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 52
On Time: 41 ( 79 % )
Moderate Delay: 5 ( 10 % )
Significant Delay: 5 ( 10 % )
Major Delay: 1 ( 2 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 11 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from June 17, 2025 to October 07, 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.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from June 17, 2025 to September 30, 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.

Last Past Flights MU218

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Tuesday
14 October
11:52
Geneva (GVA)
05:46
Shanghai (PVG)
11h 54min
Airbus A330-20
Airbus A330-20
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
12 October
12:13
Geneva (GVA)
06:10
Shanghai (PVG)
11h 57min
Airbus A330-20
Airbus A330-20
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
11 October
11:55
Geneva (GVA)
05:47
Shanghai (PVG)
11h 52min
Airbus A330-20
Airbus A330-20
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
09 October
11:58
Geneva (GVA)
05:30
Shanghai (PVG)
11h 32min
Airbus A330-20
Airbus A330-20
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
07 October
11:56
Geneva (GVA)
05:50
Shanghai (PVG)
11h 54min
Airbus A330-20
Airbus A330-20
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
05 October
12:03
Geneva (GVA)
05:28
Shanghai (PVG)
11h 25min
Airbus A330-20
Airbus A330-20
Landed - On-time
Saturday
04 October
12:10
Geneva (GVA)
05:33
Shanghai (PVG)
11h 23min
Airbus A330-20
Airbus A330-20
Landed - On-time
Thursday
02 October
11:57
Geneva (GVA)
05:41
Shanghai (PVG)
11h 44min
Airbus A330-20
Airbus A330-20
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
30 September
11:55
Geneva (GVA)
06:13
Shanghai (PVG)
12h 18min
Airbus A330-20
Airbus A330-20
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
28 September
12:11
Geneva (GVA)
06:06
Shanghai (PVG)
11h 55min
Airbus A330-20
Airbus A330-20
Landed - Delayed