The Flight CZ6786 took off from Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong province and landed in Haikou at 12:57 p.m., marking a successful maiden commercial operation on the Guangzhou-Haikou route of China Southern Airlines with China's homegrown large passenger aircraft C919.

A C919 aircraft operated by China Southern Airlines taxis at Haikou Meilan International Airport in Haikou, South China's Hainan province, on December 11, 2024. (Photo/Xinhua)

Passengers pose for photos with the C919 aircraft after getting off the plane at Haikou Meilan International Airport in Haikou, South China's Hainan province, on December 11, 2024. (Photo/Xinhua)

A C919 aircraft operated by China Southern Airlines taxis through the water salute after landing at Haikou Meilan International Airport in Haikou, South China's Hainan province, on December 11, 2024. (Photo/Xinhua)

Passengers step off a C919 aircraft operated by China Southern Airlines at Haikou Meilan International Airport in Haikou, South China's Hainan province, on December 11, 2024. (Photo/Xinhua)

C919 aircraft operated by China Southern Airlines lands at Haikou Meilan International Airport in Haikou, South China's Hainan province, on December 11, 2024. (Photo/Xinhua)

The C919 aircraft is parked on the tarmac of Haikou Meilan International Airport in Haikou, South China's Hainan province, on December 11, 2024. (Photo/Xinhua)

Guests and crew members pose for photos in front of the C919 aircraft at a welcoming ceremony on the tarmac of Haikou Meilan International Airport in Haikou, South China's Hainan province, on December 11, 2024. (Photo/Xinhua)

A C919 aircraft operated by China Southern Airlines taxis through the water salute after landing at Haikou Meilan International Airport in Haikou, South China's Hainan province, on December 11, 2024. (Photo/Xinhua)

Passengers pose for photos with the C919 aircraft after getting off the plane at Haikou Meilan International Airport in Haikou, South China's Hainan province, on December 11, 2024. (Photo/Xinhua)