China's Largest Airline Announces New Service to Western China; China Southern to Offer Service to Xi'shuangbanna, Lijiang & Dali.Business/Travel Editors GUANGZHOU, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 8, 2002 China Southern Airlines China Southern Airlines (中国南方航空公司) (SEHK: 1055, NYSE: ZNH) is an airline based in Guangzhou in the Guangdong province of the People's Republic of China. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ZNH ZNH Zora Neale Hurston (author and anthropologist, 1891-1960) ) (HKSE HKSE Hong Kong Stock Exchange :1055), the largest airline in The People's Republic People's Republic n. A political organization founded and controlled by a national Communist party. of China, has today announced new service -- available now -- from Baiyun International Airport Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport or Pai Yuen Airport was the main airport in Guangzhou, China, until August 5, 2004, when it was replaced by the identically named Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, some 17 kilometers away. in Guangzhou to Dali, Lijiang and Xi'shuangbanna in Yunnan Province Noun 1. Yunnan province - a province of southern China Yunnan Cathay, China, Communist China, mainland China, People's Republic of China, PRC, Red China - a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world . China's largest airline currently operates 96 flights per week to Kunming from Guangzhou, Guiyang, Haikou, Hong Kong, Nanning, Shantou, Shenzhen, Wuhan and Zhuhai. China Southern Airlines will operate service from Guangzhou to Xi'shuangbanna (with a stop in Kunming) twice weekly with flight numbers CZ 3489 and CZ 3490. Daily service will be offered from Shenzhen to Dali via Kunming. Service between Guangzhou and Lijiang (also via Kunming) will be offered three times weekly with flight numbers CZ 3487 and CZ 3488. The airline will use either a Boeing 737 or Airbus A320 on this route and "we hope this service will gradually be increased to a daily operation," said Mr. Li Kun, Vice President, China Southern Airlines. "With majestic mountain scenery, mystic minority customs and legendary tales from China's ancient past, Yunnan Province attracts innumerable tourists from throughout China and around the globe," said Mr. Kun, adding that, "Lijiang is a throwback throwback see atavism. to the old `Wild West' of the United States in the 1820s -- pristine, untouched and unbelievably beautiful." According to Mr. Kun, in 2001, China Southern carried more than 350,000 domestic and international tourists to Yunnan Province. With the increased development of Yunnan tourism, China Southern could not meet the demand of this burgeoning tourism market with service only to Kunming. 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 Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon, city (1997 pop. 5,250,000), on the right bank of the Saigon River, a tributary of the Dong Nai, Vietnam. , Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Los Angeles, Manila, Melbourne, Osaka, Penang, Phnom Penh, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo. For China Southern Airlines reservations and information, please contact your local travel agent. Flight Schedule Guangzhou-Kunming-Xi'shuangbanna Flight #CZ 3489/90 Every Tuesday, Friday & Sunday Aircraft: Boeing 737 Tuesday Guangzhou 0900 1055 Kunming 1150 1240 Xi'shuangbanna Xi'shuangbanna 1320 1405 Kunming 1500 1635 Guangzhou Friday Guangzhou 1630 1830 Kunming 1920 2005 Xi'shuangbanna Xi'shuangbanna 2055 2135 Kunming 2225 2355 Guangzhou Sunday Guangzhou 1500 1650 Kunming 1730 1810 Xi'shuangbanna Xi'shuangbanna 1850 1930 Kunming 2010 2150 Guangzhou Guangzhou-Kunming-Lijiang Flight #CZ 3487/8 Each Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Saturday Aircraft: Boeing 737 Guangzhou 0900 1055 Kunming 1150 1230 Lijiang Lijiang 1320 1405 Kunming 1500 1635 Guangzhou Shenzhen-Kunming-Dali Flight #CZ 3451/2 Operated Daily Aircraft: Airbus A320 Shenzhen 1520 1710 Kunming 1750 1820 Dali Dali 1900 1930 Kunming 2000 2140 Shenzhen |
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