MU201China Eastern Airlines · PVG → LGW
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Route confirmed China Eastern Airlines

MU201 ShanghaiPVG · 01:30 LondonLGW · 06:40

MU201 by China Eastern Airlines flies from Shanghai (PVG) to London (LGW) for the Tue, Sep 15 departure.

Right nowScheduled · today
01:30

departs PVG · on schedule

Typical gate push+21 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−29 minmedian over 5 operations
Wins back in air~50 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-14
+21 gate
09-13
+43 gate · −30 arrival
09-12
+13 gate · −10 arrival
09-11
+19 gate · −26 arrival
09-10
+22 gate · −29 arrival
09-09
−29 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival −29 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
PVGShanghaiModerate riskPVG delay board →
LGWLondonModerate riskLGW delay board →
PVG→LGWevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
62%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.2%Chance of cancellation
+27 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at PVG and LGW are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Shanghai to London flights today

same route · China Eastern Airlines
MU213departs 09:45
MU7363departs 13:40

If MU201 is cancelled, these are the other China Eastern Airlines nonstop flights from Shanghai to London on the same day, with scheduled departure times in PVG local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How MU201 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for MU201 across the PVG and LGW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~29 min early. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 5/5 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how MU201 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
09-14PVG 01:30 01:51 (+21)LGW 06:40
09-13PVG 01:30 02:13 (+43)LGW 06:40 06:10 (−30)
09-12PVG 01:30 01:43 (+13)LGW 06:40 06:30 (−10)
09-11PVG 01:30 01:49 (+19)LGW 06:40 06:14 (−26)
09-10PVG 01:30 01:52 (+22)LGW 06:40 06:11 (−29)
09-09PVG LGW 06:40 06:11 (−29)

Board clocks recorded as PVG and LGW published them.

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