Two flights with China Eastern Airlines left Shanghai on the night of September 29, 2017, en route to Antigua and Barbuda in Central America. /China News Service Photo

A total of 64 crew members are on board, who will fly about 18,500 nautical miles back and forth. /China News Service Photo

Hundreds of Chinese nationals have been transferred to the island country from Dominica after Hurricane Maria devastated the region, leaving at least 15 people dead. /China News Service Photo

In recent years, China has activated emergency response mechanisms and quickly evacuated its overseas nationals around the world in wake for natural disaster or civil unrest on numerous occasions. /China News Service Photo