Gatwick to Guangzhou: UK airport adds new China flights [Video]

Travel between the UK and China is taking off – literally. The UK’s second busiest airport, London Gatwick, has added new routes to China as it looks to strengthen connections with Asia.

China Southern will offer a Gatwick-Guangzhou flight three times a week. It’s the airline’s second route from Gatwick, adding to a twice-weekly service to Zhengzhou that started last December.

Airline executives are hoping flights like these will help connect China with the UK, and beyond. 

“There is a growing economic and cultural exchange between China and the UK, and there is a growing number of passengers traveling between the countries,” says Ke Chen, general manager of China Southern’s London office. “We decided to open this new flight to meet that demand.” 

Chen says the new route could also give travelers more options when they’re flying to the Asia Pacific region. “Passengers from the UK can take this flight …