Eastern Airlines Logistics has successfully completed the transportation of live animals from New Zealand to Argentina for the first time, relying on the fifth freedom traffic rights.

Eastern Airlines Logistics completed the first live animal transportation from New Zealand to Argentina relying on the fifth freedom traffic rights. At 3:27 a.m. on April 3, 2026 Beijing time, Eastern Airlines flight MU745 landed at Buenos Aires airport in Argentina. Ten high-quality breeding sheep from New Zealand set foot on the South American continent, marking the successful completion of Eastern Airlines Logistics' first live animal transportation task from New Zealand to Argentina.