China’s largest carrier will fly to Christchurch five times a week for five months from the end of October, which is a 52% increase in capacity on the past summer.
Qantas will pass rival Air New Zealand with seat capacity out of Christchurch with new flights from later this year as it builds connections to its growing.
Direct flights between Christchurch and Singapore have taken South Islanders across the world for almost 40 years now, and this summer there will be even more flights available. Singapore Airlines has announced an extra 40 flights three times a week .