China Southern Airlines will launch a new route from Guangzhou to Dacca, capital of Bangladesh from July 5. This makes China Southern the fourth carrier to offer air services between China and Bangladesh.

Flight CZ391 from Guangzhou to Dacca will be scheduled for each Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday; Flight CZ392 from Dacca to Guangzhou will take off each Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Tickets for these flights are available for sale now.

Due to the trade cooperation development between China and Bangladesh, passenger traffic has been increasing at a rate of 10% a year. It is estimated that in the next two years, the number of travelers from Bangladesh to China each year will reach 500,000.

(China Hospitality News June 18, 2009)