| Bonjour Australia! China Southern Launches Super Summer “Down Under” Sale! PARIS – March 28, 2005 - China Southern Airlines (NYSE: ZNH, HKSE: 1055, SHA 600029) - www.csair.com/en - the largest airline in The People’s Republic of China, is offering its new Summer Down Under from Paris to Sydney with fares up to 20% less than other major carriers. Priced at 838 Euro (round trip) and available starting May 1 through the end of June, Paris-originating European passengers can enjoy China Southern’s warm Southern Chinese hospitality to Melbourne and Sydney and stay “Down Under” for up to one month.Tickets are limited and some restrictions apply. China Southern’s Super Summer Down Under Sale is available only through the airline and customers must call China Southern in Paris for reservations and ticketing at 08 20 88 66 68. Super Summer Down Under passengers holding a single or dual entry visa into the PRC can enjoy free stopovers in Guangzhou (traveling to and from Australia) - and tour throughout China - before continuing onward to either Paris or Australia. “Summer 2005 is here and China Southern Airlines is offering this great new program which gives maximum flexibility at a terrific price,” said Mr. Pierre-Stephane Austi, Directeur Commercial, China Southern Airlines. Mr. Austi added that, “with a free stopover in Guangzhou, dual entry visa holders into China can jaunt down to Hong Kong for the weekend, hop over to Ho Chi Minh City or enjoy other China or Asian destinations on China Southern before heading down to Australia – or vice versa before heading back to Paris.” Operating Boeing 777 service three times weekly between Paris and Sydney, China Southern Airlines connects all of China and Asia (as well as Australia) via the brand-new, award-winning Baiyun International Airport. 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. For China Southern Airlines reservations and information, please contact your local travel agentFor Immediate Release: Contact: Mr. Jeff Ruffolo |