Chinese Airlines Are Flooding the World With Super-Cheap Airfares
- Fallout stretches from Delta in U.S. to Korean Air in Asia
- China “hardly scratching the surface” of its potential: CAPA
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Killing four empty hours at Guangzhou airport waiting for a China Southern connection to Sydney may not be everyone’s idea of fun. For Gina Capella, it was a no-brainer.
The 43-year-old Boston resident and her friend saved hundreds of dollars last year choosing China Southern Airlines Co. over a direct flight from Seoul with Korean Air Lines Co. or Asiana Airlines Inc. “We didn’t mind the layover because it was so much cheaper,” she said. “Like, almost half the price.”