China Southern Airlines Launches New York-China Cargo Service; New Cargo Drop-Off Station Now Open at JFK International.Business & Travel Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 21, 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 ZNH Zora Neale Hurston (author and anthropologist, 1891-1960) ) (HKSE HKSE Hong Kong Stock Exchange :1055) (www.cs-air.com/en), the largest airline in the People's Republic of China, announced that it has opened a cargo drop-off station at JFK International Airport offering connecting freight service to China, available immediately. In order to make the China Southern Airlines' Boeing 747-400 flights from Chicago to Shenzhen, China, every Wednesday, Friday or Sunday, shipments need to be dropped off before the 6 p.m. cutoff one day before the flight departure (Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday). Located at China Southern Airlines' ground handler, Alliance Airlines, at JFK International Airport, Hangar 15, Cargo Area A, all shipments received before 6 p.m. will be trucked to Chicago the same night. "Our New York City-China service is a fantastic way for East Coast-based shippers to have a direct cargo connection service from New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. to Southern China," said Wayne Chen, general manager, Chicago office. For additional information, call the China Southern Airlines Cargo Office in Chicago before sending shipment to the JFK drop-off station at 773/601-8800, toll-free at 888/212-0833 or via fax at 773/601-8866. Shippers will need to provide the following information: AWB See House Air Waybill. number, pieces, total gross weight, dimension, departure date, final destination and agent contact information. China Southern Airlines' cargo customers can track the status of their shipments from JFK and ORD by logging on to Alliance Airlines' Web site at www.allianceairlines.com. 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; international service includes 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, Osaka, Penang, Phnom Penh, Seoul and Singapore. |
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