China Southern to resume Christchurch route with thrice weekly flights

China Southern will resume its connection to Christchurch on November 10, initially with three return flights per week. The airline first commenced operations in Christchurch in 2015 with a single charter flight. As the demand on the route increased, the airline deployed it B777 with daily service on the route by 2019. Hailing the return of China Southern, Justin Watson, Chief Executive, Christchurch Airport said: “The impact of the service re-starting will be far beyond our tourism industry. The service is popular with visitors and key for education, business, and high value airfreight such as our famous live lobster and