WUHAN, March 6 (Xinhua) -- China Southern Airlines will launch a direct flight linking Wuhan, capital city of central China's Hubei Province, and the ese city of Osaka on March 28.

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

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