China Southern Airlines Company Limited is an airline headquartered in Baiyun District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province. Established on 1 July 1988 following the restructuring of the CAAC Airlines that acquired and merged a number of domestic airlines, the airline became one of China's "Big Three" airlines (alongside Air China and China Eastern Airlines), the world's seventh-largest airline measured by passengers carried and Asia's largest airline in fleet size, revenue, and passengers carried. With its main hubs at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport and Beijing Capital International Airport, the airline operates more than 2,000 flights to more than 200 destinations daily.
As of March 2025, China Southern Airlines operates the following aircraft: Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Airbus A320neo, Airbus A321, Airbus A330, Airbus A350, Boeing 737, Boeing 777, Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
China Southern Airlines is operating flights from/to 217 airports in 48 countries: China, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Australia, Vietnam, United Kingdom, Malaysia, Indonesia, Taiwan and other destinations.