Yesterday (Oct 11), China's Southern Airlines launched Guangzhou-Delhi flights. This is the company's first line connecting Guangzhou with India, which is launched right before the upcoming Canton Fair that starts on Oct 15.

Using the Boeing 757, the flight will take about five and a half hours. There will be three flights a week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

The Guangzhou to Delhi flight, numbered as CZ359, departs from Guangzhou at 17:55 (Beijing time) and arrives at Delhi at 20:55 (local time). And the return flight, CZ360, departs at 22:55 (local time) and arrives at Guangzhou at 06:40 (Beijing time).