Journey to the Abode of the Gods! China Southern - China's Largest Airline, Begins Service to Kathmandu, Nepal.

GUANGZHOU, China -- China Southern Airlines, (NYSE:ZNH) (HKSE:1055) (SHA:600029) - www.cs-air.com/en - with the largest and most technically advanced aircraft fleet in The People's Republic of China, is pleased to announce that today it has started twice weekly, direct service between Kathmandu, Nepal and Guangzhou.

China Southern Airlines will be operating this service every Monday and Friday from the new Guangzhou International Airport and Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA). The service will be offered with a Boeing 757-200 aircraft with the following schedule:

Flight #    Route  Schedule  Departure  Arrival  Aircraft
CZ3067    CAN-KTM       1/5       2000     2245       757
CZ3068    KTM-CAN       1/5       2345   0630+1       757

Tribhuvan International Airport, situated 5.56 km east of Kathmandu City is in the heart of the Kathmandu Valley. TIA is amid the confluence of three ancient cities: Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Patan, all rich in their art and culture, not to mention their deep heritage of temples and pagodas. Tribhuvan International Airport not only has flourished as the main transportation hub for every expanding business of the country but has proudly catered to various domestic and international airlines.

Nestled in the cradle of the highest mountains on Earth, it is not surprising that Nepal has come to be known as the kingdom where deities from the Heavens mingle with mere mortals.

In Nepal are the Himalayas, the "Abode of the Gods." Here, too, is Mount Everest, the world's greatest peak, known as Sagarmatha ("The Brow of the Oceans") by Nepalese.

The largest airline in The People's Republic of China for the past 28 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, Dubai, 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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