China Southern & Japan Airlines To Codeshare on Tokyo-Guangzhou Run; Asia's Two Largest Airline Groups To Partner On Important Commercial Route.

Business Editors/Travel Writers

GUANGZHOU, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 13, 2003

China Southern Airlines (NYSE:ZNH)(HKSE:1055), the largest airline in The People's Republic of China, is pleased to announce that it will begin codeshare service with Japan Airlines, www.jal.co.jp, between Tokyo and Guangzhou.

The new JAL-China Southern codeshare service will begin on March 30.

China Southern Airlines had previously had code share service on the Tokyo/Guangzhou route with Japan Air System (JAS) and currently offers daily service between the two cities using Boeing 777 aircraft.

This new code sharing agreement between JAL and China Southern initially covers the summer season -- March 30 through October 25.

From March 30, JAL will take over the codeshare partnership with China Southern from JAS, which will continue to supply the aircraft and crew. This new codeshare agreement comes on the heels of this week's domestic codeshare pact between China Southern Airlines and Shandong Airlines.

China Southern Airlines currently has code share agreements with numerous International carriers, including Delta Air Lines, Garuda Indonesia, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Vietnam 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 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, Penang, Phnom Penh, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo.

For China Southern Airlines reservations and information, please contact your local travel agent.