China Flights & International Flights China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd., headquartered in Guangzhou, is a main air transportation company of China Southern Airlines Corporation. The logo of the company is a red kapok delicately adoring a blue vertical tail fin. It is regarded as one of Top Three China Airlines with Air China Co. Ltd and China Eastern Airlines Co. Ltd.
China Southern Airlines has the largest number of transport planes, the most advanced airline network and the biggest annual passenger capacity in China. Currently, China Southern Airlines operates 400 passenger and cargo aircrafts including Boeing 777, 747, 757, 737 and Airbus A330, 321, 319, 320, 300 and 380. Ranked No.6 in the world, China Southern Airlines forms an extensive network, with Guangzhou and Beijing as its hubs, covering over 150 airfields of China and radiating more than 40 airports throughout Asia with convenient connections to Europe, America, Australia and Africa. Each day, 1500 to 2000 flights fly to places all over the world with over 200,000 seats. China Southern Airlines has a network of 885 destinations connecting 169 countries and regions via close cooperation with the Sky Team member airlines.
In 2007, China Southern Airlines carried nearly 57 Million passengers, being the largest airline in China for 29 consecutive years. It is the only company in China entering into the world's Top 10 passenger airlines (No.9 in 2007). At present, China Southern Airlines occupies one-third share of domestic civil aviation market.
China Southern Airlines flew a total of 66.28 million passengers in 2009, ranked the first in Asia, the third in the world and it has been the largest airline in China for 31 consecutive years. China Southern Airlines is the only company in Asia entering into the world's Top 5 passenger airlines and the only carrier in China keeping a record within Top 10 for 5 consecutive years. Up to 3rd June 2010, China Southern Airlines has been safely flying for 7 million hours with an air defense security for 16 years and 3 months in a row. China Southern Airlines has carried over 500 million passengers. Its safety management level always stands at a leading position at home and abroad. On 16th July 2008, China Southern Airlines was presented the Five-Star Flight Safety Award by CAAC, becoming the most prestigious Chinese airline maintaining the longest safety record with an excellent performance and occupying a leading position in the international aviation industry.