China Southern & KLM Announce Joint Cargo Service; New Amsterdam/Sino 747 Freighter Service Slated To Start October 15.

Business Editors/Travel Writers

AMSTELVEEN, Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 16, 2003

China Southern Airlines (NYSE: ZNH)(HKSE: 1055), the largest airline in The People's Republic of China, www.cs-air.com/en, and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, www.klm.com, today announced new joint long-haul 747 freighter services -- four times weekly -- between Shanghai, Pudong Airport in China and Amsterdam, Schipol Airport in the Netherlands.

This new joint China Southern/KLM 747 cargo service, planned to begin Wednesday October 15, 2003, further cements the close working affiliation between China's largest airline and KLM ... as both carriers have offered passenger code share service between Europe and China for more than two years.

As part of this new cargo accord, China Southern Airlines will launch new twice-weekly service between Amsterdam and Shanghai ... while KLM Cargo will continue its current twice-weekly freighter services on the same route.

Both carriers will share capacity on all four flights and will operate this new joint European/Sino service with new Boeing 747 freighters which provide cargo customers with efficient and direct cargo services.

KLM Cargo is a division of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, the oldest airline in the world turning 85 next year, serving more than 75 countries on six continents.

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.