China Southern Announces Expanded Beijing-Tehran Service.

BEIJING -- China Southern Airlines, (NYSE: ZNH) (HKSE: 1055) (SHA: 600029) - www.csair.com/global - the newest member of SkyTeam and the largest airline in The People's Republic of China, is pleased to announce all-new, non-stop direct flights from Beijing to Tehran and double the frequency to four flights per week, starting March 31.

China Southern has been operating Beijing-Tehran flights on Wednesday and Saturday, (with a stop at Urumqi) which take 10 hours.

The new flights will only take eight hours and will also operate every Monday and Friday.

China's largest airline will use an Airbus A330-200 aircraft for this service.

Flights will leave Beijing at 15:10 and arrive in Tehran at 18:40 local time. Return flights will leave Tehran at 20:20 local time and arrive in Beijing at 7:50 the next morning.

The newest member of SkyTeam - www.skyteam.com - and the largest airline in The People's Republic of China for the past 29 years, China Southern Airlines - www.csair.com/global - 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, Lagos, Los Angeles, Manila, Melbourne, Moscow, Osaka, Paris, Penang, Phnom Penh, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo.

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