China's Spring Airlines, with HQ in Shanghai, has opened a direct flight between Guiyang, Guizhou province and Nagoya, Japan, as of Sept 26, the first direct flight between southwest China and Central Japan.

The airline is using an airbus A320 for the route, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, departing Guiyang at 7:35 pm and arriving in Nagoya just after midnight, then departing Nagoya at 2:50 pm and landing in Guiyang at 6:35 pm.

Airline officials say they are working on 5-day and 6-day tour packages to Japan.