China Southern Boosts Istanbul Flights in NS26

Published at 1601PST 06JAN26 / 0001GMT 07JAN26

China Southern in Northern summer 2026 season plans service expansion to Türkiye. In addition to previously filed increase from Beijing (not covered on AeroRoutes), the airline now also plans to add service from Guangzhou and Urumqi.

Beijing Daxing – Istanbul eff 23MAR26 Increase from 3 to 4 weekly, 787-9
CZ679 PKX0030 – 0630IST 789 x357
CZ680 IST1600 – 0600+1PKX 789 x357

Frequency increase for Beijing was filed in the fourth quarter of 2025.

Guangzhou – Istanbul eff 30MAR26 Increase from 3 to 10 weekly, 787-9 (Previous: increase to 7 weekly)
CZ8065 CAN0010 – 0615IST 789 D
CZ8089 CAN1605 – 2210IST 789 146

CZ8090 IST0030 – 1525CAN 789 257
CZ8066 IST1600 – 0655+1CAN 789 D

Urumqi – Istanbul eff 24MAR26 Increase from 1 to 3 weekly, 787-8
CZ6035 URC2005 – 2215IST 788 246
CZ6036 IST0050 – 1155URC 788 357