JFC Honest Airline Reviews — China Southern
Larissa Shearman
Updated:
May 28, 2025
11 min read
Chinese airlines have been serving up the cheapest flights on the market for as long as we can remember. But after disappearing completely during the pandemic, we wondered if we’d ever see them again. Cut to 2024, and, oh boy, are they back!
Especially if you’re based in Europe, these airlines have consistently undercut their European or Middle Eastern counterparts on price for loooooads of long-haul routes to places like South East Asia, Australia and New Zealand. This has left lots of members asking, “What is it actually like to fly via China, and what can I expect if I book a ticket on one of these airlines?”.
After planning to head back home to Sydney for a wedding, Flight Finder Larissa took the plunge and booked a return trip from London with China Southern. Here’s her review on what it was like to actually fly with one of these airlines, and what you can expect if you do the same.
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Larissa is an Aussie expat from Sydney who only sometimes misses the beach. Currently based in London, she’s now working on ticking as many European cities off her travel list as possible. When she's not busy checking for brunch spots in her next destination, she's writing about flight deals for Jack's Flight Club.
