China Southern Airlines Lights Up The City Of Lights; First Chinese Company /Characters On World Famous Champs-Elysees

PARIS - December 29, 2004 - China Southern Airlines (NYSE: ZNH, HKSE: 1055, SHA 600029) - www.csair.com/en - the largest airline in The People¡¯s Republic of China has its name in lights on the world-famous Champs-Elysees.

This is the first time that the name of any Chinese company has lighted signage in both English and Chinese characters on this world-famous avenue.

Approved by the Paris Municipal Government, the name of China Southern Airlines, both in Chinese and English, now appears on the third-floor balcony of China Southern¡¯s Paris office at No125 of Champs-Elysees.

According to Mr. Wang Weibin, General Manager, China Southern Airlines¡¯ Paris Office, ¡°the approval to add China Southern¡¯s name on the Champs-Elysees ¡­ only 100 meters away from the Arc de Triomphe ¡­ signifies another important milestone in the economic and cultural communication between the people of France and China.

Mr. Wang added that, ¡°Paris and the French business and leisure travelers are a very important market for our airline and we continue to maintain a very close partnership with Air France (since the company launched its direct route from Guangzhou to Paris in June 2004) in which both airlines currently operate this route on a joint code-share basis.¡±

The largest airline in The People¡¯s Republic of China for the past 13 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, Paris, Penang, Phnom Penh, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo.
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