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China Southern Airlines is set to launch a new air route on April 16, connecting Guangzhou, Wuhan, and the northwestern city of Jinchang in Gansu Province. Operating four round-trip flights a week, the new route is designed to enhance travel options between southeastern cities and the culturally rich western regions.

This marks the airline's second route from Guangzhou to Gansu, following its Guangzhou-Lanzhou service.

(Photo: China Southern Airlines)

According to the schedule, flight CZ8520 departs Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport at 9:30 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, reaching Wuhan at 11:25 a.m. before continuing on to Jinchang, with an afternoon arrival at 3:45 p.m. The returning flight (CZ8519) departs Jinchang at 5:20 p.m. and lands in Guangzhou at 11:20 p.m., with a stopover in Wuhan.