CHINA'S largest airline (China Southern Airlines) is set to double the number of flights in and out of Melbourne from the end of the month, as more first-time Chinese travellers seek a taste of the world's most liveable city.
It is also adding an extra Brisbane flight a week, while Perth-Guangzhou flights start for the first time from November 9.Adam Zhang, the airline's general manager for Melbourne, said the increased services were part of a push to boost the annual number of passengers travelling between Australia and China on the airline from 70,000 to 140,000 over the next two years.
''They want to know what the world's most liveable city is like,'' Mr Zhang said. ''It is very deep in the Chinese mind.''
But he is also keen to hear what Australians think of his airline, with its 420-strong fleet, 90 per cent of which are one to two years old, he said.
It is also adding an extra Brisbane flight a week, while Perth-Guangzhou flights start for the first time from November 9.Adam Zhang, the airline's general manager for Melbourne, said the increased services were part of a push to boost the annual number of passengers travelling between Australia and China on the airline from 70,000 to 140,000 over the next two years.
''They want to know what the world's most liveable city is like,'' Mr Zhang said. ''It is very deep in the Chinese mind.''
But he is also keen to hear what Australians think of his airline, with its 420-strong fleet, 90 per cent of which are one to two years old, he said.