China Southern Announces New Super Summer ¡¯05 Flight Schedule;New Aircraft, New Routes To More Cities in China, Asia

GUANGZHOU, China - April 8, 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 pleased to announce its new Super Summer 2005 flight schedule offering more service to more cities than ever before.

 

¡°As China¡¯s largest airline, we are pleased to roll out our Summer ¡¯05 schedule and look to be the airline of choice for passengers not only in China but throughout Asia, Europe and the USA,¡± said Mr. Li Kun, Executive Vice President, China Southern Airlines.He added that the new summer schedule, ¡°increases the capacity in some regions in the Northeast, Northwest, and Southwest of China, as well as major cities like Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai.¡±

 

China Southern Airlines will be increasing its service between Guangzhou and Beijing, as well as between Guangzhou and Shanghai to eight and 10 flights per day.(Jeff,we have 8 daily such flights, one or two more weekly connecting flights)

In its ever-expanding International service, China¡¯s largest airline has introduced its brand-new Airbus A330 - the only airline in China to offer flat-bed Premium Business seats - as well as improving the connections between domestic and international flights.China Southern has adjusted flight schedules to Australia, the USA, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam and Japan.The new schedule, available through October 29, 2005, features:

 

  • China Southern - currently offering four flights between Guangzhou and Los Angeles (LAX) each week using Boeing 777 aircraft - will increase to five flights per week in July;

 

  • The airline will continue to offer twice weekly service between Guangzhou to Saipan;

 

  • Service from Guangzhou to Dubai will be increased to three per week ¡­ and in May China Southern will shift from the current 777 to its new Airbus A330 aircraft on this service to the Middle East;

 

  • China Southern continues to offer daily 777 service from Guangzhou to Sydney and twice weekly from Guangzhou to Melbourne;

 

  • China Southern will be offering double daily flights between Guangzhou and Ho Chi Minh City every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday;

 

  • The airline offers daily service between Guilin and Fukuoka and a new return flight will be launched between Dalian and Sendai (Japan) with two weekly flights available.

 

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 Immediate Release: Contact: Mr. Jeff Ruffolo
Senior Advisor
International Public Relations
Office 1-714-532-2054
E-Mail: RuffoloPR@aol.com