China Southern Airlines, operating flights from Pekin to Istanbul, started flights from Wuhan to Istanbul Airport. Wuhan is the 6th most crowded city of China first flight was operated from Wuhan to Istanbul on 30th May 2019 with Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Zhou Jun Bao, Vice Chairman of the board of China Southern Airlines, in his opening speech told that this new destination will contribute the commercial and cultural relations between China and Turkey.