China Southern's C919 officially opens the Guangzhou-Qingdao route.

At 16:57 on September 28, China Southern Airlines flight CZ3573, carrying 120 passengers, took off from Guangzhou Baiyun Airport for Qingdao Jiaodong Airport. This marks the C919 domestically produced large aircraft's official maiden flight on the Guangzhou-Qingdao route and its first operation of a regular commercial flight at Qingdao Airport, signaling that the domestically produced large aircraft has officially joined the air corridor operation between the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and the Jiaodong Economic Circle. The outbound leg of this maiden flight, CZ3573, departed from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport at 16:50 and arrived at Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport at 19:50; the return leg, CZ3574, departs from Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport at 20:50 and arrives at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport at 00:20 the next day. China Southern Airlines subsequently plans to operate one round-trip flight daily using the C919 starting from October 1, with the specific schedule subject to the official website.