China Southern Airlines

China Southern Airlines
Simplified Chinese	中国南方航空
Traditional Chinese	中國南方航空
Transcriptions
Mandarin
- Hanyu Pinyin	Zhōngguó Nánfāng Hángkōng
Cantonese (Yue)
- Jyutping	zung1gwok3 naam4fong1 hong4hung1
China Southern Airlines Company Limited
Simplified Chinese	中国南方航空股份公司
Traditional Chinese	中國南方航空股份公司
Literal meaning	China Southern Airlines, Company Limited by Shares
Transcriptions
Mandarin
- Hanyu Pinyin	Zhōngguó Nánfāng Hángkōng Gǔfèn gōngsī
Cantonese (Yue)
- Jyutping	zung1gwok3 naam4fong1 hong4hung1 gu2fan6*2 jau5haan6 gung1si1
Second alternative Chinese name
Chinese	南方航空
Literal meaning	Southern Airlines
Transcriptions
Mandarin
- Hanyu Pinyin	Nánfāng Hángkōng
Cantonese (Yue)
- Jyutping	naam4fong1 hong4hung1
Third alternative Chinese name
Chinese	南航
Transcriptions
Mandarin
- Hanyu Pinyin	Nánháng
Cantonese (Yue)
- Jyutping	naam4 hong4

China Southern Airlines
中国南方航空code: zh is deprecated
Founded	1 July 1988; 38 years ago
Commenced operations	1 February 1991; 35 years ago; (as China Southern Airlines)
Hubs	Guangzhou; Beijing–Daxing;
Secondary hubs	Chongqing; Shanghai–Pudong; Shenzhen; Ürümqi; Wuhan; Zhengzhou;
Focus cities	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi; Changchun; Changsha; Chengdu–Shuangliu; Dalian; Guiyang; Haikou; Hangzhou; Harbin; Jieyang; Kunming; Sanya; Seoul–Incheon; Shenyang; Xi'an; Zhuhai;
Frequent-flyer program	Sky Pearl Club
Alliance	SkyTeam (2007–2018)
Subsidiaries	Chongqing Airlines (60%); GAMECO; Sichuan Airlines (39%); XiamenAir (55%); Xiongan Airlines;
Fleet size	675
Destinations	235
Parent company	China Southern Air Holding
Headquarters	Guangzhou, Guangdong
Key people	Han Wen Sheng (vice chairman & president); Ma Xu Lun (chairman)
Revenue	CN¥127.806 billion (2017)
Operating income	CN¥8.798 billion (2017)
Net income	CN¥9.156 billion (2017)
Total assets	CN¥149.14 billion (2017)
Total equity	CN¥62.543 billion (2017)
Employees	100,000 (2015–2016)
Website	csair.com/en (in English); csair.com (in Chinese);

China Southern Airlines, also known as just China Southern, is a large airline in China, headquartered in Guangzhou, Guangdong. It is one of the three largest airlines in the country, along with Air China and China Eastern Airlines. It moves cargo^[a] and passengers.

Started on 1 July 1988, the airline later became the world's sixth-largest airline measured by number of people flying and Asia's largest airline by fleet size, revenue, and people carried. It was the 9th largest airline in the world in 2024.^[5] Its main airports are Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport and Beijing Daxing International Airport. The airline does more than 2,000 flights to over 200 places each day.^[6]