China Southern Airlines started direct flight service between Guangzhou, capital city of South China's Guangdong province and Islamabad, capital city of Pakistan on Aug 25.

The flight will operate every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, taking off from Baiyun International Airport at 3:40 pm local time and landing on Islamabad International Airport at 7:35 pm local time, taking about seven hours for an one-way trip.

Low-budget airline 9Air will start service of a direct flight between Guangzhou, the capital city of South China's Guangdong province, and Vientiane, Laos on Sept 1, according to the carrier.