China Southern Airlines Launches Daily Wuhan/Hong Kong Service; Previous Charter Service Now Part of Airline's Schedule.Business/Travel Editors GUANGZHOU, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 17, 2000 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) (HKSE:1055), the largest airline in The People's Republic of China announced regular daily scheduled service between Hong Kong and Wuhan, the capital city of China's Hubei Province. The airline will use a Boeing 737-300 for the 567-mile, one-way flight between Wuhan and Hong Kong. China Southern Airlines has been operating the service for the past decade as a charter but could not keep up with the increasing market demand for regularly scheduled service. Passengers departing from Hong Kong to Wuhan may use China Southern Airlines' Rapid Connection Service and check their luggage in at either the Hong Kong Island Hong Kong Island is an island in the southern part of Hong Kong, China. It had a population of 1,268,112 and its population density was 15,915/km² in 2006. The island was captured by the United Kingdom in the early 1840s, and the City of Victoria was then established on the island. or Kowloon Airport Express MTR stations and receive seat selections on the same-day flight, provided they check in at the MTR stations no later than 90 minutes prior to flight departure at Hong Kong International Airport Hong Kong International Airport (IATA: HKG, ICAO: VHHH) is the main airport in Hong Kong. It is colloquially known as Chek Lap Kok Airport, due to the fact that it was built on the island of Chek Lap Kok by land reclamation. . With headquarters located at 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. , Guangzhou, China Southern Airlines operates a modern fleet of more than 100 state-of-the-art aircraft, including nine Boeing 777. Ranked No. 1 in passengers carried in China for the past 21 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, 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, Osaka, Penang, Phom Penh, Seoul and Singapore. |
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