China Southern Airline resumes Lahore-Guangzhou air route

LAHORE, Nov. 28 (Gwadar Pro) - China Southern Airlines, one of Asia’s largest carriers, will resume its flights from Lahore to Guangzhou, China on December 20 after a suspension from February 27, 2019.  

Talking to Gwadar Pro, a China Southern Airlines official said that flight operations will continue for three days a week on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.  

This is the second route that has been restarted by China Southern Airline. Earlier, It resumed air routes from Lahore to Urumqi with the first direct flight taking off from Allama Iqbal International Airport at 9:50 am on June 13. The Urumqi-Lahore route was suspended on January 24, 2020, due to Covid-19 curbs on the aviation sector. The activity marked a defining moment for the resumption of flights after more than 3 years. The flights are scheduled on a weekly basis, specifically on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays.  

The inception of the Air Silk Road has set in motion deep and synergic aviation integration between Pakistan and China. After the onset of CSA flights from Lahore to Urumqi and Lahore to Guangzhou, air trips between both countries are highly likely to swell as Lahore, the hub of business and trade activities, is the capital of Punjab, the biggest province of Pakistan hosting more than 100 million people.