Following an overnight flight from London-Heathrow to Hong Kong, the A340-600  performed a quick turn around in Hong Kong and flew onwards to Shanghai where it arrived toward  midday. The aircraft and its crew were greeted by a welcome delegation from China Eastern Airlines, a future operator with five A340-600s on firm order.<br><br>The aircraft then left for Tokyo-Narita where it landed in the evening for an overnight stop, the first real break in nearly 30 hours of continuous activity.