China Southern Airlines to operate flights between Beijing and Istanbul

China Southern Airlines, the largest airline by number of fleets in Asia, will open a flight between Beijing and Istanbul on Dec 20.

The company is increasing flights between Guangzhou and several Australian, New Zealand, North American and Southeast Asian destinations, including Christchurch, Auckland, Perth, Adelaide, Cairns, New York, Toronto, Bali and Langkawi between Oct 28 and March 30 next year, the company announced during a press conference on Oct 10.

Domestically, the airliner is launching a Guangzhou-Chengdu-Xichang route as well as direct flights between Guangzhou and Dali on Oct 29.