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China Southern Airlines

CZ· CSN· CHINA SOUTHERN· Guangzhou· Flying since 1991· Asia-Pacific· Official site

China Southern Airlines is a major airline in China, headquartered in Guangzhou, Guangdong. It is one of the three major airlines in the country, along with Air China and China Eastern Airlines.

From Wikipedia, as of Aug 4, 2026, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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4.8

6 reviews

100%

would recommend

34

pay reports

5.0

Great colleagues, exhausting month after month

Cabin Crew · PEK · Nov 2025

NarrowbodyDirect hire0-1 yrsRecommends

The roster is published on the 25th and changes several times before the month starts. Days off get rostered and then removed at short notice, which makes anything outside work impossible to plan. [demo]

Pros

Colleagues are excellent and crew rooms are decent.

Cons

Roster changes constantly, right up to the day.

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demo_Deadhead · 6 reviews

5.0

Solid contract, the reality does not match it

First Officer · PVG · Oct 2025

TurbopropAgency7+ yrsRecommends

Fatigue reports get acknowledged and then closed with no change. Safety reports are handled properly, so it is clearly a crewing problem rather than a culture problem, but that does not help when you are on your fourth…

Pros

Safety reporting is taken seriously.

Cons

Commuting policy is far stricter than it reads.

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demo_CrewRoom · 3 reviews

5.0

Management listens on safety, nothing else

Senior Cabin Crew · PEK · Oct 2025

Regional jetDirect hire0-1 yrsRecommends

Contract said one thing about days off and the reality is consistently two or three fewer a month. Everything else has been broadly as advertised. [demo]

Pros

Pay arrives on time, every month.

Cons

Crewing is unreachable when it matters.

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demo_BlockHours · 5 reviews

5.0

Upgrade came on time, everything else slipped

Cabin Manager · PEK · Jun 2025

TurbopropAgency1-3 yrsRecommends

Fatigue reports get acknowledged and then closed with no change. Safety reports are handled properly, so it is clearly a crewing problem rather than a culture problem, but that does not help when you are on your fourth…

Pros

Pay arrives on time, every month.

Cons

Crewing is unreachable when it matters.

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demo_Deadhead · 6 reviews

5.0

Management listens on safety, nothing else

Captain · CAN · May 2025

WidebodyAgency1-3 yrsRecommends

Sick leave is not held against you, which matters more than people expect. The trade-off is a roster that assumes you will always be available on days off. [demo]

Pros

Pay arrives on time, every month.

Cons

Standby patterns are punishing.

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demo_ShortFinal · 5 reviews

4.0

Management listens on safety, nothing else

Senior Cabin Crew · PEK · Mar 2025

TurbopropSelf-employed3-7 yrsRecommends

Pay lands on time and the per diems are accurate, which is more than I can say for my last airline. What wears you down is the standby pattern and how late the changes come through. [demo]

Pros

Colleagues are excellent and crew rooms are decent.

Cons

Roster changes constantly, right up to the day.

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demo_LevelBust · 4 reviews

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