Australia Gets More Chinese Flights

China Southern Airlines

China Southern Airlines will fly three times a week to Cairns in Australia’s North Queensland, routed through Brisbane. Cairns joins Brisbane, Perth, Melbourne and Sydney as the airline’s fifth Australian destination. The new service utilises the Australian government’s Enhanced Regional Package allowing additional access to Australia’s gateways, in this case, Brisbane, if flights operate via a regional international airport, such as Cairns. China Southern’s expansion into North Queensland follows the entry of China Eastern into the Cairns market in October 2012.