China Southern restarts Perth-Guangzhou flights

CHINA SOUTHERN AIRBUS A350-941 B-32AV (MSN 512)

Direct flights between Perth and China will resume in November, with China Southern connecting the WA capital to its bustling hub at Guangzhou.

It’s been four years since these flights were scrubbed at the onset of the pandemic but beginning on the 28th of November, China Southern’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner will be back at Perth.

The flights will operate on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, arriving in Perth at 22.10 using the airline’s Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft.

The return flight will depart Perth at 11.55pm to reach Guangzhou at 7.55am the next day.

Guangzhou is China’s fourth largest city, with more than 16 million people, and a key port city and capital of the thriving Guangdong Province and the Pearl River Delta Economic Zone.

“Having an ongoing direct flight link with China is vital to keeping that trade relationship strong into the future and supporting WA’s economy”, notes WA Premier Roger Cook.

Next on the list is reportedly Perth-Shanghai services by China Eastern Airlines.

Recent airline returns to Perth are:

ANA to Tokyo, 

Thai Airways to Bangkok

South African Airways to Johannesburg.

Qantas will also begin direct flights from Perth to Paris on the 12th of July with four long-range Boeing 787 services on the 17-hour route each week until the Paris 2024 Olympics ends in mid-August 2024, at which point the schedule will be wound back to three-weekly flights. (Monday, Wednesday and Friday).
Qatar Airways is also pushing for a second daily Perth-Doha flight as part of a ramp-up which would also boost flights to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.