China Southern Cracks 44 Million PAX Mark;
Largest Number Of Passengers Ever Flown By Nation’s Largest Airline

GUANGZHOU, China - January 26, 2006 - China Southern Airlines, (NYSE: ZNH, HKSE: 1055, SHA 600029) - www.csair.com/en - with the largest and most technically advanced aircraft fleet in The People's Republic of China is pleased to announce that it flew a record 44.12 Million passengers in calendar Year 2005, marking the largest single year passenger total carried in the airline’s 27 year history.

China Southern Airlines also moved more freight than any other airline in China … as cargo volume grew 42% to 774,550 metric tons in Year 2005.

Unofficially, China Southern’s 44.12 Million passenger mark would rank it within the current Top 10 of the world’s leading airlines - as listed by Air Transport World Magazine -most likely between #9, All Nippon Airlines (ANA) and #10, Continental Airlines.

For all of 2005, China Southern’s remarkable traffic growth can not only be attributed to the complete integration of its mergers with the former China Northern Airlines and Urumqi-based Xinjiang Airlines, the addition of all new Airbus and Boeing aircraft, as well as the rapidly developing domestic Chinese marketplace … but the swift development of the new Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport which managed more than 20 Million passengers in its first year of operation. Constructed at a cost of more than $3 Billion, the new Baiyun International Airport is China Southern Airlines home base of operations.

In Year 2005, China Southern’s overall load factor also rose from 69.2% (in 2004) to 70.1%. In December 2005 alone, China Southern carried 63% more passengers than the same month in 2004 - 3.4 Million passengers - which was up 2 Million passengers from December 2004.

The largest airline in The People’s Republic of China for the past 27 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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For Immediate Release: Contact: Mr. Jeff Ruffolo
Senior Advisor
International Public Relations
Office 1-714-532-2054
E-Mail: RuffoloPR@aol.com