Stewardesses, wearing red carves, show off New Year gifts in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong Province. The gifts will be hung in the cross-Straits charter planes. (Photo: Nanfang Daily)

Guangzhou-based China Southern Airlines charter flight CZ3097 takes off in Guangzhou Baiyun Airport at 10:00 a.m. this morning (Jan. 25), and will touch down at Taipei Airport one and a half hours later, which signals Guangzhou's first charter flight across the Taiwan Straits for this year's Spring Festival. 

The China Southern Airlines Boeing-777 is expected to leave Taipei at12:130 for a landing at Guangzhou at 14:00 p.m.

The airline offers meals with Guangdong and Taiwan flavors to make the Taiwan passengers feel at home.

Editor: Yan