Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Chengdu (Jianyang) to London. While takeoff offers good views of the Longquan Mountains on the right, the landing approach into Gatwick on the left provides more sustained and visually distinctive scenery—the North Downs, Weald, and English Channel are more dramatic and photogenic than the departure landscape.

During takeoff from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU), sit on the Right side for the best views. Right-side seats offer views of the Longquan Mountains immediately east of Chengdu during climb-out, plus the Chengdu Plain's patchwork of agricultural fields and urban sprawl. Left side faces inland terrain with less distinctive visual features. Notable sights include: Longquan Mountains (eastern range), Chengdu urban area and surrounding plain, Min River valley to the south.

When landing at Gatwick (LGW), sit on the Left side for the best views. Left-side seats provide excellent views during descent into Gatwick of the North Downs, the Weald, and the patchwork of Surrey and Sussex countryside. Right side faces less visually distinctive terrain to the north. Notable sights include: North Downs ridge, Weald agricultural landscape, English Channel (distant southern horizon), London sprawl (northern horizon).

The flight from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) to Gatwick (LGW) takes 11h 15m.

Tian Shan mountains (northern Xinjiang), Taklamakan Desert (southern Xinjiang), Pamir Plateau (Tajikistan/Afghanistan border), Hindu Kush range (Afghanistan), Caspian Sea (Kazakhstan/Turkmenistan), Caucasus Mountains (Georgia/Russia), Black Sea (Turkey/Bulgaria), Carpathian Mountains (Romania), Danube River valley (Hungary/Serbia), Alps (Austria/Switzerland), Rhine valley (France/Germany), English Channel