Largest Airline In China Resumes Service To Pyongyang, North Korea;
China Southern Also Returns To Moscow; Adds New Lift to Macau
GUANGZHOU, China, April 24, 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 further expansion of its International route network with new service to Pyongyang, North Korea.
China Southern Airline’s Henan Branch will operating this new service operating Monday, Wednesday and Friday using either a Boeing 737-300 or Boeing 737-800 aircraft. According to unofficial statistics, 240,000 Chinese visited the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in 2005.
The flight schedule is as follows:
Flight Number Destination Frequency Departure. Arrival.
CZ6021 Beijing 1,3,5 1305 1535
CZ6022 Pyongyang 1,3,5 1635 1710
China Southern Airlines will be resuming its service to Moscow. The airlines' branch in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in Northwest China announced that it will use a Boeing 737 or 757 aircraft from Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang, to Moscow every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. Return flights will be on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The five-hour flight between Urumqi and Moscow was suspended in 2003 amid the Asian financial crisis and affected by the epidemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) that hit China.
Mr. Li Jian, General Manager of China Southern Airlines' Xinjiang Branch, said that the company will operate four two-way flights on the route every week, making Urumqi one of the best choices of transferring stations on international air traffic from Europe to East and Southeast Asian region. Currently, China Southern Airlines operates four air routes between China and Russia, namely Urumqi-Moscow; Urumqi-Novosibirsk; Harbin-Khabarovsk and Harbin-Valdivostok.
Trade volume between China and Russia amounted to $29.1 Billion (USD) in 2005. However, Xinjiang, which borders Russia, only conducted a little more than 1 percent of the trade. The region is eyeing more shares in the trade market by smoothing out traffic barriers.
Finally, China Southern Airlines’ Guangxi Branch will formally launch a new service between Guilin and Macau, using its newly-delivered Boeing 737-800, with daily service except Sunday.
The flight schedule is as follows:
Flight Number Destination Frequency Departure. Arrival.
CZ6075 Guilin 1,2,3,4,5,6 11:10 12:20
CZ6076 Macau 1,2,3,4,5,6 13:20 14:30
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.
For China Southern Airlines reservations and information, please contact your local travel agent.
For Immediate Release: Contact: Mr. Jeff Ruffolo
Senior Advisor
International Public Relations
Office 1-714-532-2054
E-Mail: RuffoloPR@aol.com
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