MEDIA RELEASE PR36812
Air China Expands Domestic and International Flights
BEIJING, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-Asia-AsiaNet/ --
In step with the speedy recovery of the Chinese aviation industry over the past six months, Air China has
announced that it will be expanding a number of its domestic and international flight routes. On the domestic
side, Air China has launched four new routes. On the international side, Air China has launched two new
routes, one between Beijing International Airport and Tokyo Haneda International Airport, the other one
between Hangzhou and Frankfurt.
Expanding the Number of Flights in Europe, Increasing Travelers' Choices
Starting on December 20th 2009, Air China will resume its
Beijing-Madrid-Sao Paulo service. Starting on October 25th, Air China will increase the number of flights from
Beijing to Stockholm, with an A330 departing from Beijing every Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday.
Concurrently, Air China will offer a daily flight from Beijing to Rome for the first time. In addition, starting on
October 27th, Air China will launch a direct flight from Hangzhou to Frankfurt
Improved Asia-Pacific Routes
From December 14th, 2009 to January 31st, 2010, there will be five weekly flights between Beijing and
Sydney. From November 30th, 2009 to February 27th, 2010, there will be five flights a week between Beijing,
Shanghai and Melbourne, departing every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. To better
accommodate the increasing interest in the Japanese tourism market, from October 25th, Air China will add
two daily flights between Beijing International Airport and Tokyo Haneda International Airport, a new Tokyo
route, bringing the total number of daily flights between Beijing and Tokyo to five.
Air China Launches Three New Domestic Routes
To accommodate the increasing demand for domestic flights, from October 25th, Air China will launch three
new domestic routes, including Beijing to Daqing, which will depart daily; Chengdu to Zhuhai, which will depart
every Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday; and Shenzhen to Dazhou, which will depart every Tuesday,
Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday.
Air China Now Flies from Six Mainland Cities to Taipei
On August 31st, 2009, Air China launched routes from six Mainland cities to Taipei. 27 roundtrip flights are
available every week, including seven from Beijing, six from Shanghai Pudong airport, five from Hangzhou,
four from Chengdu, three from Chongqing and two from Tianjin.
SOURCE: Air China
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