China Southern Airlines hires Australian cabin crew

China Southern Airlines has started using Australian cabin crew on its flights between Sydney and Guangzhou. Australian flight attendants have been rostered on the airline's Sydney flights since the start of the month, but more will soon fill the cabins of the Guangzhou-based airline.

China Southern also aims have an Australian cabin crew on every flight between Guangzhou and Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth. "Our aim is to improve communication and customer service for the growing number of English-speaking passengers," an airline spokeswoman, Jane Cen, says.