China Southern Inks New FFP Partnership With China Airlines Both Carriers to Offer Frequent Customers With New Travel Benefits
GUANGZHOU, China ¨C September 1, 2005 - China Southern Airlines (NYSE: ZNH, HKSE: 1055, SHA 600029) - www.csair.com/en - with the largest and most technically advanced airline fleet in The People's Republic of Chinahas made a historic FFP announcement with a new partnership with Taipei-based China Airlines. Under the new agreement - which is slated to start today - the largest airline of The People¡¯s Republic of China and China Airlines will allow each of their respective carriers to offer new travel benefits to their frequent customers. ¡°This is a historic opportunity for the frequent flyers of China Southern Airlines to experience the route network of China Airlines,¡± said Mr. Liu Shaoyong, Chairman, China Southern Airlines.¡°We hope that this small step will become a mighty bridge of friendship between the frequent flyers of both airlines.¡± Members of China Southern¡¯s Sky Pearl Club frequent flyer program will be able to earn and redeem miles on China Airlines-operated flights that are marketed with China Airlines¡¯ ¡°CI¡± code. At the same time, members of China Airlines¡¯ Dynasty Flyer frequent flyer program will be able to earn and redeem miles on flights operated by China Southern and marketed with the airline's two letter ¡°CZ¡± code. Please visit China Southern¡¯s Chinese website www.csair.com/cn/kypearl/ for more details. The largest airline in The People¡¯s Republic of China for the past 26years, 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 agent.
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