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(MU) China Eastern Airlines 4031 Flight Details

On time | Departed

Departure

AKL

Auckland Airport, NZ

Flight Gate Times

02-Apr-2026

Scheduled

15:15

 NZDT

Actual

15:48

 NZDT

Total Departure Delay: 33 mins

Flight Runway Times

02-Apr-2026

Scheduled

--

Actual

--

Runway Delay: -

Terminal

I

Gate

-

Craft Type

Boeing 737-800 (winglets) Passenger/BBJ2

73H

Flight Time

Scheduled

4h 10m

Arrival

MEL

Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, VIC, AU

Flight Gate Times

02-Apr-2026

Scheduled

17:25

 AEDT

Estimated

17:30

 AEDT

Total Arrival Delay: 5 mins

Flight Runway Times

02-Apr-2026

Scheduled

--

Actual

--

Runway Delay: -

Terminal

2

Gate

3

Baggage Claim

-

Tail Number

VH-XZL

Flight Time

Estimated

3h 42m

Flight Notes

Operated by Qantas 156

Also marketed as (6E) IndiGo 4944, (CI) China Airlines 8636, (EK) Emirates 5063, (TN) Air Tahiti Nui 1403, (UL) SriLankan Airlines 3420

Event Timeline

Time

Date

UTC

Event

Data Updated

2 Apr

02:54

Tail Number changed to VH-XZL

2 Apr

02:49

Estimated Gate Departure changed from Apr-02-2026 3:30 PM to Apr-02-2026 3:48 PM

Actual Gate Departure changed to Apr-02-2026 3:48 PM

Status changed from Scheduled to Active

2 Apr

01:49

Estimated Gate Departure changed from Apr-02-2026 3:25 PM to Apr-02-2026 3:30 PM

Estimated Gate Arrival changed from Apr-02-2026 5:35 PM to Apr-02-2026 5:30 PM

1 Apr

23:38

Estimated Gate Departure changed to Apr-02-2026 3:25 PM

Estimated Gate Arrival changed to Apr-02-2026 5:35 PM

1 Apr

13:02

Arrival Gate changed to 3

1 Apr

02:22

Actual Equipment changed to 73H

30 Mar

18:40

30 Mar

18:40

Scheduled Gate Departure changed to Apr-02-2026 3:15 PM

Scheduled Gate Arrival changed to Apr-02-2026 5:25 PM

Departure Terminal changed to I

Arrival Terminal changed to 2

Scheduled Equipment changed to 73H