Summary
- China Southern Airlines has officially resumed its regular route from Zhengzhou to London.
- The brand new service will contribute to the economic growth of the tourism sector in London and the South East, benefiting the regional economy.
- China Southern Airlines has plans to launch, resume, and increase frequency on several international and regional routes from now until January next yr.
On December twelfth, China Southern Airlines officially resumed its regular route from Zhengzhou to London. Flight CZ653 took off from Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO) at 14:06 local time and, after a flight of 11 hours and 21 minutes, easily arrived at London Gatwick Airport (LGW) at 17:26 local time. China Southern Airlines continues to operate this route using its Boeing 787 Dreamliner, with one flight every Tuesday and Saturday.
China Southern Airlines launched this route on June twenty fifth, 2019. This route represents the primary intercontinental direct passenger service strategically established by China Southern Airlines within the central and significant province of Henan, and additionally it is the primary regular passenger route from Henan Province on to Europe. For a few years, passengers from Henan traveling to London needed to transfer through cities like Beijing and Shanghai.
Photo: Gatwick Airport
Stephanie Wear, VP of Aviation Development, London Gatwick, said:
London Gatwick currently offers 16 weekly flights to China, including two day by day services to Shanghai. These flights are expected to contribute significantly to the economic growth of the tourism sector in London and the South East. In keeping with Visit Britain, Chinese visitors spent £1,937 (US $2,456) per visit to the UK, totaling £1.71 billion (US $2.17 billion) in 2019.
Patricia Yates, Chief Executive, VisitBritain said:
China Southern’s newly launched and resumed international routes
In keeping with information released by China Southern Airlines earlier this month, the airline plans to constantly launch, resume, and increase frequency on several international and regional routes from this month until January next yr.
Regarding intercontinental routes, as mentioned earlier, China Southern Airlines resumed the Zhengzhou to London Gatwick round-trip route starting on the twelfth. From December twentieth, a brand new Guangzhou to Port Moresby round-trip route might be introduced, operating once every week. This may even be the primary regular business route from mainland China to a South Pacific island country. From December twenty first, a brand new Guangzhou to Zhengzhou to Luxembourg round-trip route will begin, operating once every week. From December twenty eighth, the Guangzhou to Moscow round-trip route will see increased frequency from three to 4 round-trips per week.
Photo: China Southern
Regarding medium-haul and short-haul routes, China Southern Airlines increased the frequency of the Guangzhou to Tokyo round-trip route from once day by day to twice day by day, ranging from December 1st. From the ninth, the Guangzhou to Singapore round-trip route increased from three to 4 round-trips per day. Additionally it is planned to extend the frequency of the Guangzhou to Dubai round-trip route from ten to eleven round-trips per week ranging from December thirtieth. Moreover, from January fifteenth, the Harbin to Niigata round-trip route might be resumed with one round-trip per week, operating on Mondays.
Currently, China Southern Airlines operates in 38 countries and regions, with 107 international and regional routes, running 594 round-trip flights per week. After the increased frequencies, the weekly round-trip flights on international and regional routes will exceed 760.
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