China Southern
Expanding To Daily Ho Chi Minh/Guangzhou Service;
Exciting New Summer ¡¯04 Programs Set to Launch
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam - March 29, 2004 - China Southern Airlines
(NYSE: ZNH) (HKSE: 1055), www.csair.com/en, the largest airline in
The People¡¯s Republic of China is pleased to announce that it has expanded
its flight schedule to daily service between Ho Chi Minh City and Guangzhou
through October 30, 2004.
¡°China Southern Airlines¡¯ new daily Airbus A320 service will be taking
advantage of the peak summer and university travel months in both Vietnam
and in China,¡± said Mr. Luo Yong Hong, General Manager.
Mr. Luo added that, ¡°as China¡¯s largest airline, China Southern is
pleased to offer this service with its code-share partner Vietnam Airlines,
www.vietnamairlines.com. China Southern¡¯s new daily service between
Vietnam and China expands our code share service with Vietnam Airlines
to 11 weekly code share flights between Ho Chi Minh City and Guangzhou.¡±
In other China Southern/Ho Chi Minh City news:
Sky Pearl FFP Club Bonus - Effective now through
June 30, 2004, China Southern Airlines¡¯ Sky Pearl Club frequent flyers
will earn double their base FFP miles when flying between Ho Chi Ming
City and Guangzhou;
Special Students Fares - To welcome and encourage
Vietnamese students traveling to China, China Southern Airlines is
offering airfare deals and 30kgs luggage free of charge to students
and their parents;
Connection Service ¨C China
Southern is dedicated to making air travel an enjoyable and convenient
experience. All passengers connecting on to Guangzhou will be offered
a free overnight hotel accommodations if there is no connecting flight
to Guangzhou on the same day of travel;
New 2004 Tour Packages - Besides the most well-known
and favorite traditional tours offered by China Southern (i.e. Beijing/Shanghai/Hanzhou),
the airline is promoting (through the end of May 2004) a spectacular
Beijing/Hong Kong tour package for inbound Vietnamese tourists for
Summer/Fall 2004;
2004 Chinese Food Festival - To attract more Chinese
and International travelers to Vietnam, China Southern is launching
a new Chinese Food Festival in a joint promotion between the airline
and the Saigon Food Center for Chinese traditional cuisine. This first-ever,
month-long culinary program by China Southern will be launched April
1st, as celebrity chefs from Hunan Province will be presenting a special
selection of delectable delights in Ho Chi Minh City.
The largest airline in The People¡¯s Republic of China for the past
25 years, China Southern Airlines www.csair.com/en connects more than
80 cities around the globe. Major business and vacation destinations
served in China include: Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Guilin, Hong Kong,
Kunming, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Wuhan and as well as international service,
including: Amsterdam, Bangkok, Fukuoka, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Islamabad,
Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Los Angeles, Manila, Melbourne, Moscow, Osaka,
Penang, Phnom Penh, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo.
For China Southern Airlines reservations and information, please contact
your local travel agent.
For Immediate Release: Contact: Mr. Jeff Ruffolo
Senior Advisor
International Public Relations
Office 1-714-532-2054
E-Mail: RuffoloPR@aol.com
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