Another airline's increasing capacity to Christchurch Airport over summer
Another airline's increasing capacity to Christchurch Airport over summer
26 June 2025
China Southern is returning to the Garden City from November, with a 26 percent boost in capacity and a longer operating window - which includes the Chinese New Year.
The Guangzhou-Christchurch service will initially operate five times a week, before it becomes daily from mid-December.
Qantas and Singapore Airlines have also announced more flights to Christchurch in the summer months.
China is New Zealand's third largest tourism market, with nearly 170-thousand holidaymakers last year.
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