Starting on August 15, China Southern Airlines will launch a direct flight from Guangzhou to Kashgar prefecture in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the first route of its kind in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA).
Operated by Boeing 737-800, the route is scheduled every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Taking off at 8:00 from Kashgar Laining International Airport, the flight (CZ3360) will land at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport at 14:30. The return flight (CZ3359) will start at 15:45 and end at 22:20. The single-trip time is about 6.5 hours, the longest direct flight in China.
So far, China Southern has opened six routes departing from GBA cities to Xinjiang, including Urumchi, Altay, Hami, Bole, Yining and Kashgar.
Among them, the Guangzhou-Kashgar flight is the fourth direct route, followed by Guangzhou to Urumchi, Altay, and Shenzhen to Urumchi.
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