WUHAN - China Southern Airlines will launch a direct flight linking Wuhan, capital city of central China's Hubei province, and the Japanese city of Osaka on March 28.

The outbound flight number CZ8307 will leave Wuhan at 7:50 am local time and arrive in Osaka at noon local time every Wednesday. The return flight will depart Osaka at 1:00 pm local time and arrive in Wuhan at 3:30 pm every Wednesday.

The company will add another direct flight between the two cities every Sunday starting June 3.