From November 3, 2010, China Southern Airlines is planning to launch an international roundtrip air route between Guangzhou, Brisbane, and Auckland.

It will be the third China to Australia route for China Southern, the first route to New Zealand to be launched by a Chinese airline.

Each week there are three flights arranged for this route. Flight CZ381 will depart Guangzhou at 23:50 Beijing Time on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, will arrive at Brisbane at 10:50, take off after two hours and finally get to Auckland at 19:00 local time. The returning flight CZ382 will operate on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, leaving Auckland at 21:00 local time and get to Brisbane at 22:00 and arrive at Guangzhou at 07:00 local time.

Travelers from Beijing, Shanghai, Changshun, Changsha, Chengdu, Dalian and many other destinations can fly to Guangzhou by China Southern’s flights and then fly to Brisbane and Auckland.

There are two other air routes to Australia arranged by China Southern; the Guangzhou to Sydney and Guangzhou to Melbourne routes.

As the largest city of New Zealand, Auckland is the industrial, commercial and trader center of the country. And Brisbane is the largest seaport and major industrial and commercial center of Australia. The Gold Coast and the Great Barrier Reef are the best-known tourist attractions.