CHINA Southern Airlines will launch direct flights between Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, and Vientiane in Laos from November 6.

This will be the only flight linking Guangzhou and Laos. Airbus A319 aircraft will take off from Guangzhou at 8:50am every Tuesday and Friday, reaching Vientiane at 10:20am. Return flights leave Laos at 11.20am and arrive in Guangzhou at 2:40pm.