BOFFO! BOFFO! BOFFO! China Southern Airlines Close to 50 Mill PAX Mark in '06.

GUANGZHOU, China -- China Southern Airlines (NYSE:ZNH) (HKSE:1055) (SHA:600029) - www.cs-air.com/en - with the largest and most technically advanced aircraft fleet in The People's Republic of China, successfully finished the year of 2006 with safe flight operations.

With the secure landing at the ultra-modern Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport of CZ 3484 from Chengdu at 23:22 on 31 December, China Southern Airlines successfully accomplished its last flight in 2006, marking yet another year of safe flight operations.

As the largest carrier in The People's Republic of China (in terms of its fleet, air network and passenger traffic), China Southern Airlines sustained a strong increases in 2006.

During 2006, China Southern Airlines logged more than 920,000 safe flight hours and 49.21 million passengers carried, which will - again - rank China Southern for its now 28th consecutive year - as China's largest airline for number of passengers flown.

Also during the year of 2006, China Southern Airlines introduced 64 new Airbus and Boeing aircraft and now offers a fleet of 298 planes (including 100 Airbus aircraft) and is the largest operator of the Airbus A320 in China. China Southern Airlines also successfully completed the International IOSA safety accreditation under IATA's new safety audit standard.

In 2005, China Southern Airlines safely moved 44.12 million passengers, entered the elite "club" of the world's Top 10 passenger airlines, and is the only Chinese carrier to meet this mark. Aviation industry insiders believe that China Southern Airlines will continue to be consistently listed in this exclusive grouping of Top 10 largest airlines.

With its unremitting increase in its fleet and passenger traffic, China Southern Airlines places the very highest priority in passenger safety and has been honored four times with the "Golden Roc Cup" - the most prestigious award for safe flight operations in the Chinese aviation industry.

The largest airline in The People's Republic of China for the past 28 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 and as well as International service, including: Amsterdam, Bangkok, Fukuoka, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Islamabad, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Lagos, Los Angeles, Manila, Melbourne, Moscow, Osaka, Paris, Penang, Phnom Penh, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo.

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