Passengers are greeted by etiquette staff dressed in traditional Mongolian costumes as they step out of the cabin at the new Ulan Bator airport in Mongolia, Aug. 12, 2026. China's homegrown C919 large passenger aircraft landed safely at the new Ulan Bator airport in Mongolia on Wednesday afternoon after departing from Beijing Capital International Airport, marking the completion of the aircraft's first scheduled international commercial passenger flight.

This is the first international route opened after the C919 entered commercial operation, marking the official transition of China's domestically developed mainline passenger aircraft into a new phase of regular international operations. (Xinhua/Bolortsetseg)