China Southern Airlines to relaunch flights between Guangzhou and Adelaide

A major international airline will relaunch flight services between Adelaide to a city in China, later this year.

A major international airline will be landing back in Adelaide at the end of the year, in a move expected to significantlly boost the state’s tourism and trade.

From Wednesday December 11, China Southern Airlines will officially relaunch their return international services between Guangzhou, China, and Adelaide, flying three times a week.

The first flight will land in Adelaide on Thursday, December 12 at 9.55am.

Non-stop flights will depart every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday from Guangzhou at 11.15pm (local time) and arrive in Adelaide by 9.55am.

While Guangzhou bound flights will leave Adelaide at 11.30am and arrive by 6.05pm.

Passengers will fly on the airline’s Boeing Dreamliner 787-8, and will have access to an extra 798 seats per week.

Premier Peter Malinauskas said the relaunch will see “millions of dollars injected into our state” every year.

China Southern Airlines flight arrives in Adelaide in 2016. The airline will relaunch services to and from Adelaide in December, after operations were halted in 2020 because of the global pandemic. Picture: Keryn Stevens

“Building airline capacity has been a priority for the government from the start, as we work to bring back international visitors in South Australia who are not just here for a holiday, but those ready to invest in businesses, education, and exports,” Mr Malinauskas said.

China Southern Airlines will also enable more connections between South Australia and Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe and North America

The airline first launched their services in December 2016, before operations halted in March 2020 as a result of the global pandemic.

The state government expects to generate more than $69 million per year from the relaunch of flight services and create up to 255 full-time equivalent tourism related jobs in our state.

Minister for Tourism, Zoe Bettison said the state’s international market – that was once worth $384 million – is “now at an highest of $1.3 billion.”

“The three weekly China Southern Airlines flights will make South Australia that much more enticing for potential visitors from China,” Ms Bettison said.

In June, The Advertiser reported China Southern Airlines was one of two major airlines to likely reboot their services to Adelaide.

Originally published as China Southern Airlines to relaunch flights between Guangzhou and Adelaide