GUANGZHOU -- China Southern Airlines opened on Sunday an air route between Shenzhen and Nagoya, one of the biggest cities of Japan.

The daily flights use Airbus 320 planes. The departure time in Shenzhen is 8:10 a.m. and arrives in Nagoya at 3:00 p.m. (local time) after a stop in Shanghai. Then the plane returns from Nagoya at 4:00 p.m. (local time) in the same day and arrives in Shenzhen at 9:20 p.m.

The price for return tickets can be as low as 1,200 yuan (151 U.S. dollars) for a member of tour group with at least 10 persons if the tickets are booked three days in advance, according to the company.

The company will soon open flights between Guangzhou and Nagoya.