China's largest air carrier China Southern Airlines is sending 185 international cargo flights weekly to support the global fight against coronavirus pandemic, according to the airline.

Among these, around 120 flights are carried by all-cargo airplanes, and the others are carried by passenger aircraft converted for cargo missions.

As of April 23, China Southern has completed 255 flights that were carried by passenger airplanes for cargo missions, sending 2,930 tonnes of freight to more than 22 countries and regions worldwide, the company said.

Guangzhou-based China Southern is the largest air carrier in Asia. By the end of 2019, it operated a fleet of more than 860 airplanes, including passenger aircraft and all-cargo freighters.

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