China Southern Airlines

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4 star Skytrax Rating
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Seat Comfort 12345
Staff Service 12345
Value for Money 12345
Customer rating from 2020 reviews
8/10
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10/10

China Southern Airlines customer review

(United Arab Emirates)

CAN-BEJ. The perfect 3 hr domestic flight new A333 very good legroom excellent IFE decent meal arrived 25 minutes ahead of schedule. Highly recommendable.
Seat TypeEconomy Class
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
9/10

China Southern Airlines customer review

(United Kingdom)

LHR-CAN-KWE in premium economy. Check-in desk gave me the first row seat of premium economy for extra legroom made my journey very comfortortable. LHR-CAN (CZ304) 4th July had individual VOD screens which offered enough variety to keep anyone entertained for the duration of the flight. CAN-LHR (CZ3662) 6th July. Cabin crew were helpful and kind. KWE airport has brand new terminal 2 which is excellent. Overall a pleasant journey.
Seat TypePremium Economy
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
1/10

China Southern Airlines customer review

(New Zealand)

Have just returned from Auckland-London-Auckland trip with this airline. First and definitely last time. Seated beside toilet on all 4 long long legs of the two trips. Constantly knocked by passing staff and queuing passengers. Disgusting food and how could they run out of choice by only Row 41? Staff have a lot to learn about customer service. Seats have adequate leg room but are hard and very narrow with no space for long arms and broad shoulders. Sitting next to a large fellow passenger is intolerably uncomfortable. Delays poor information unintelligible cabin announcements. Guangzhou airport badly needs to sharpen up its act - it is dingy with filthy carpets and equally unpleasant toilets. Ludicrously expensive coffee in the only cafe open in the early hours of the morning. Never never again - I'll stick to going through Hong Kong.
Seat TypeEconomy Class
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment N/A
Value For Money 12345
no
8/10

China Southern Airlines customer review

(United Kingdom)

Flew to Australia 3 legs with CSA one leg with Air-France. CSA was very good in seat space in-flight entertainment (10 inch touchscreens). Food was OK cabin staff was friendly but not particularly noteworthy. Would fly again particularly as it was the best price to Australia with a transit in China.
Seat TypeEconomy Class
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
7/10

China Southern Airlines customer review

(United Kingdom)

SYD-CAN-LHR in economy class. Was one of first to check in so asked for emergency exit seat for extra legroom given same seat number 48h for both legs of the journey. Plane from CAN-LHR however was different and was a standard seat with the minimal expected legroom. Inflight entertainment SYD-CAN was shared screens showing pre- selected English and Chinese language movies. CAN-LHR had individual VOD screens which offered enough variety to keep anyone entertained for the duration of the flight. Cabin crew were helpful but their English wasn't the best. Service was often prompt if a little hurried. Inflight meal was of a decent standard. Drinks available were good but in regards to alcohol not varied beer or wine was the choice available and sometimes a little warm. Overall for the price I can't complain baggage collection was prompt at LHR and transiting through CAN was simple. CAN airport was however not particularly clean with the smoking room being rather dirty at best. Make use of duty free if that's your thing.
Seat TypeEconomy Class
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
7/10

China Southern Airlines customer review

(Cambodia)

Singapore-Guangzhou-Auckland return. Regional flights are very different to the intercontinental. Singapore to Guangzhou: pretty small seats no inflight entertainment older aircraft but no serious complaints. Guangzhou to Auckland: pretty good inflight entertainment food is OK seats OK modern aircraft. Excellent on time performance on all flights signifying a pretty efficient operation. There are deficiencies in English with many staff but since at least 90% of passengers were Chinese on every flight it is unreasonable to expect too much. The written English in their publications videos and notices also needs attention. If China Southern wish to increase the percentage of foreign customers however they will need to improve their language skills - in English and in other languages. At the same time there were some staff who spoke excellent English and all staff tried their best to give good service.
Seat TypeEconomy Class
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
na

China Southern Airlines customer review

(Singapore)

28 Jun 13 Guangzhou to Jinan. Supposed to board 2 hours after my touch-down from SIN flight. Nightmare began during my transit where the take-off from Guangzhou to Jinan was delayed for an "indefinite time". This occurred after I boarded the aircraft when the pilot announced over the PA system of the delay. There was no confirmation of the next flight except that they said it should depart at least 3 hrs later. Not only was our flight was affected all China Southern Airlines outbound were delayed with their explanation as "airspace congestion." Fortunately we departed 1.5hrs later. I think my return flight from Jinan to Guangzhou will also be delayed. First and last time taking China Southern Airlines.
Seat TypeEconomy Class
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
8/10

China Southern Airlines customer review

(United Kingdom)

I took CZ346 from AMS to Beijing in business half of the seats were empty not flat bed but comfortable. Food is fine but the same menu as the one half a year ago not too many choices of wine. The staff are excellent very friendly.
Seat TypeBusiness Class
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
1/10

China Southern Airlines customer review

(Australia)

CZ 322 Melbourne to Guangzhou - London 23/6/13. Never again. On boarding only Chinese morning newspaper available. Asked for whiskey or other spirit. Told there were no spirits. They gave me a beer (finally). It was a warm beer with a glass of ice to accompany. Wife asked for coffee. It was colder than the beer. When she asked for sugar they did not have any on the carry tray. Entertainment was about 6 movies and 6 TV shows. No music channel. The cabin crew could not speak English despite leaving from Melbourne. Very disappointed.
Seat TypeEconomy Class
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
7/10

China Southern Airlines customer review

(South Korea)

Seoul / Incheon to Shanghai Pudong return trip. There was no inflight service on both my flights but it wasn't a big issue since flights was just around 1 hour and a half. Even though service was not on the same level as 5 star airlines it was good meaning beyond my expectation. And both my flights departed and landed on time with no problem. Overall it was not bad at all.
Seat TypeEconomy Class
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment N/A
Value For Money 12345
yes

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China Southern Airlines is a state-owned airline and a member of SkyTeam alliance. Its main hub airport is Guangzhou Baiyun Airport, the airline operates more than 600 passenger aircraft, including Boeing 787, Boeing 777 and Boeing 737 and Airbus A380, A330, A321, A320 and A319. China Southern Airlines fleet is ranked the largest in Asia and the fifth largest in the world.

FIRST CLASS

A380 is equipped with eight private flat-bed suites. IFE is via a 23-inch flat-screen LCD TV. Boeing 787 and A330 have 4 cocoon seats, and IFE is via a 17 or 19-inch LCD TV.

flat_seatsFlat bed seat / suite
power_iconIn-seat &/or USB power
No WiFiOnboard WiFi
AVODAudio / video on demand
DiningOn demand dining
WinesFine wines & beverage service
SleepingPillows & duvet / blanket
PyjamasPyjamas / Sleepsuit
AmenitiesAmenity kit

BUSINESS CLASS

A380 seats recline to a full flat bed. IFE is via a 15-inch flat-screen LCD TV. Boeing 787 / A330 seats recline to full flat bed with 2x2x2 cabin layout. IFE via 15-inch LCD TV.

LONG HAUL
flat_seatsFlat bed seat
power_iconIn-seat &/or USB power
No WiFiOnboard WiFi
AVODAudio / video on demand
DiningOn demand dining (*not all flights)
WinesFine wines & beverage service
SleepingPillows & duvet / blanket
PyjamasPyjamas / Sleepsuit
AmenitiesAmenity kit

ECONOMY CLASS

China Southern Airlines cabin/seat layouts can be viewed on the Seat Map in menu below.

Seat pitchSeat pitch : 31-33 ins
Seat widthSeat width : 17.2 - 17.5 ins
No WiFiOnboard WiFi
power_iconUSB power (*not all flights)
AVODAudio / video on demand
DiningComplimentary meals
WinesComplimentary beverages & wines
SleepingPillows & blankets

LOUNGES

At Guangzhou Baiyun Airport, premium customers have use of the China Southern Airlines First and Business class lounge.

Lounge SeatingExpansive seating options
Lounge showersShower rooms
WiFiLounge WiFi
Work StationsWorkstations / business area
power_iconCharging facilities
AVODTV facilities
DiningBuffet & Noodle Bar Dining
WinesSelf service bar
SleepingBedrooms
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SEAT MAPS

View aircraft seat maps for China Southern Airlines fleet. We have provided you a direct link to China Southern Fleet information page, where the most up-to-date information should be available.
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IFE

China Southern Airlines provides 600+ hours of entertainment programs on newest aircraft where audio/video program systems are installed.
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ONBOARD DINING

First Class entrée dish

Business Class beef noodle soup

FIRST CLASS : REVIEW

A modern Boeing 787 with comfortable flat bed, nice comfort attributes and amenities, reasonable IFE, attentive and friendly staff../

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