China Eastern Airlines Cargo MU 112: Routes, Booking & Tracking

Air waybill prefix 112 — China Eastern's cargo network out of Shanghai Pudong to North America, Europe and Australasia, with booking process, contacts and tracking.

What is China Eastern Airlines Cargo MU 112?

China Eastern Airlines Cargo is the cargo business of China Eastern, one of China's three big airline groups. Its shipments travel on air waybills with the 112 prefix, and the operation grew out of China Cargo Airlines (CK), the cargo joint venture in which China Eastern holds the controlling stake. That heritage matters: the company combines a full passenger bellyhold network with dedicated freighter lift, and it books and operates its international cargo business separately from China Southern and Air China.

Passenger jets fly with cargo in the belly, while the freighter fleet provides main-deck capacity for larger pieces. Cargo space is sold through the China Eastern cargo branch at each departure airport and through appointed forwarders.

North America: the flagship route group

The strongest lift is out of Shanghai Pudong (PVG). The workhorse service is PVG – New York JFK, flight MU587, roughly five flights a week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday). A direct transpacific service to Boston BOS complements it on selected days of the week.

Canada is equally competitive. China Eastern Cargo serves Vancouver YVR and Toronto YYZ from Shanghai Pudong, then feeds the continent by bonded trucking to Newark EWR, New York JFK, Dallas DFW, Miami MIA, Orlando MCO, San Diego SAN, Chicago ORD, San Juan SJU and points further south such as PTY, SJO, SAP, GUA and TGU.

A practical tip for US-bound shippers: routing via Vancouver can avoid a US transit stop and the associated ISF filing at Miami. For high-end service into Calgary, Halifax, Montreal and other Canadian airports, China Eastern Cargo is a solid first choice.

Europe: Spain and the United Kingdom

Inside Europe, China Eastern Cargo concentrates its advantage on two markets:

• Shanghai Pudong – Madrid MAD, flight MU709, Thursday and Sunday;
• Shanghai Pudong – London LHR, flight MU551, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday — five frequencies a week.

Australia and New Zealand

Both markets get direct lift from Shanghai Pudong:

• Melbourne MEL — flight MU737;
• Sydney SYD — flights MU561 / MU735, Wednesday and Thursday;
• Auckland AKL — flight MU779, about once a week, often operated as a charter rather than a fixed commercial rotation.

If your New Zealand shipment needs guaranteed scheduled capacity, a better plan is Air New Zealand, which flies direct from Shanghai every day.

How to export cargo by air with China Eastern

1. Confirm the unit price of the air freight with your forwarder;
2. Hand over the shipping note for booking — the air cargo equivalent of buying a ticket;
3. Deliver the goods to the designated airport warehouse;
4. Complete export customs clearance and check the air waybill details;
5. Pay the air freight plus the airport local charges.

Booking contacts and tracking

The Shanghai cargo headquarters can be reached on 021-22339294 (fax 021-22333286). For the Americas, the cargo sales offices in Los Angeles and New York handle local booking and after-sales. Official cargo tracking and website: eal-ceair.com cargo tracking.

With the air waybill number — prefix 112 plus the serial — you can follow uplift, transits and arrival for every piece of the shipment.