China Eastern flight MU704 from Istanbul, Türkiye, touched down at Shanghai Pudong International Airport

China Eastern flight MU704 from Istanbul, Türkiye, touched down at Shanghai Pudong International Airport early on Tuesday morning with more than 70 passengers from China’s Taiwan region among those onboard, according to the Shanghai General Station of Immigration Inspection.

They are scheduled to continue their journey later on Tuesday on connecting flights to Taipei Songshan Airport and Taoyuan International Airport. It is the largest group of Taiwan residents to return to Taiwan region via the Chinese mainland since the recent escalation of tensions in the Middle East.

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