By James Wilkinson

China Southern Airlines has announced new daylight schedules from Sydney and Melbourne to Guangzhou, China, from October 26.

A China Southern Boeing 777-200

The new schedules have also come with additional flights. From December 2 until February 12, the airline will increase to daily services on the Sydney-Guangzhou route to accommodate peak period demand.

In the new schedule, Sydney services will depart at 10:50am until March 29, 2009, when daylight saving ends.

Nonstop services from Melbourne to Guangzhou will depart at 10:40am on Mondays and Thursdays from October 27 until March 26, 2009.

All flights will be operated with two class Airbus 330-200 aircraft.