4th Weekly LAX-China Flight Returns For China Southern Airlines; Monday Evening Flights Return April 1.

Business/Travel Editors

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 15, 2002

China Southern Airlines (NYSE:ZNH) (HKSE:1055), www.cs-air.com/en, the largest airline in the People's Republic of China for the past 23 years, will be resuming its fourth weekly flight -- each Monday evening between China and the USA.

The Monday evening service was suspended after the September 11th terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C.

"We are very pleased to welcome back our fourth weekly Boeing 777 flight and provide additional transpacific `lift' between China and America," said Mr. Wei Jia Liao, General Manager, North America, China Southern Airlines.

Liao explained that since the terrorist attacks last September and the reduction of flight services from four to three flights, China Southern Airlines has seen a significant increase in traffic and passenger loads. "Our research has found that passengers traveling on this important transpacific corridor -- especially originating passengers from America -- are seeking a destination, like China, that is safe and freely open to travelers to any destination we serve. Safety is a very important issue to our customers and China is perceived as just that type of destination for business and leisure traffic."

Liao also coupled China's strong anti-terrorism stance and partnership with the United States, the PRC's recent membership into the World Trade Organization and the selection to host the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games as numerous forces driving business traffic into the transpac market for China Southern Airlines.

The largest airline in the People's Republic of China for the past 23 years, China Southern Airlines (www.cs-air.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, as well as international service, including: Amsterdam, Bangkok, Fukuoka, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Los Angeles, Manila, Melbourne, Osaka, Penang, Phnom Penh, Seoul, Singapore and Sydney.

For China Southern Airlines' transpacific reservations and information, please contact your local travel agent or China Southern toll free at 1-888-338-8988.