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Now
you can “Jet to
Tibet.” China's Largest Airline
To Fly To "The Roof of the World"; China Southern Set
To Launch New 757 Service to Lhasa,
Tibet LHASA, Tibet:China
Southern Airlines (NYSE: ZNH) (HKSE: 1055), the
largest airline in The People's Republic of China,
is pleased to announce that it will begin service
from Guangzhou to Lhasa, Tibet. The new Wednesday
and Saturday service is slated to begin on
Wednesday, April 30 from Guangzhou in Southern
China to Shangri-La in Yunnan Province with
continuing service to Gongkar Airport,
Lhasa. China Southern
Airlines will dedicate a Boeing 757 on this new
route. "Our new service
to 'The Roof of the World' is an excellent
opportunity for business and vacation destination
travelers to visit this unique and incredibly
beautiful destination - set apart from the rest of
the world. The rolling hills of the high plateau
and stunning Himalayas are a sight not to be
missed," said Mr. Li Kun, Vice President, China
Southern Airlines. "Today in the age
of information with jet aircraft, highways and the
Internet, mysterious and untamed places are rare to
be found. But, Yunnan Province and Tibet are truly
an exception. Also known for generations as The
Forbidden Land, The Roof of the World and by many
more, the mysterious Buddhist Kingdom, is one of
world's last remote outposts," added Mr.
Li. China Southern
Airlines attaches great importance on the budding
Western China aviation marketplace. Currently China
Southern operates nearly 100 weekly flights - from
more than 10 cities including Mainland China and
Hong Kong - to the main cities in Yunnan Province.
This newly launched service to Tibet is an
important supplement to the massive China Southern
Airlines' route network. Yunnan is a
well-known tourist province, with beautiful natural
scenes, mysterious ethnic/folk custom, ancient
mythical legends attractive to countless domestic
and overseas tourists. Yunnan enjoys not only rich
tourist resources but comfortable climate in four
seasons. China Southern
Airlines carries hundreds of thousands of domestic
and International passengers from all over the
world to Yunnan every year. The new service to
Shangri-La will further foster the tourist market
and the local economy in Yunnan. Guangzhou -
Shangri-La- Lhasa (CZ 3417/8 Every
Wednesday & Saturday) CZ 3417 Depart Guangzhou
07:30 Arrive Shangri-La
10:05 Depart Shangri-La
11:00 Arrive Lhasa
12:40 CZ 3418 Depart Lhasa
13:40 Arrive Shangri-La
15:10 Depart Shangri-La
16:00 Arrive Guangzhou
18:20 The largest
airline in The People's Republic of China for the
past 23 years, China Southern
Airlines<http://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, Fukuoka, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh
City, Islamabad, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Los
Angeles, Manila, Melbourne, Moscow, Osaka, Penang,
Phnom Penh, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney and
Tokyo. Our
96-page Air Highways Package Edition for Apec
visitors included a 64- page, full color magazine
profiling major gateways in British Columbia,
Alberta and Washington, plus 24 pages on Apec. Our
fold-out Supermap helped visitors locate regional
airports, air routes and ground transport.
For
2001, Air Highways Magazine is organizing tours to
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Secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores, Ricardo Flores
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Telephone: (52-5)327-3123; Fax: (52-5)
782-4158 New
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Philippines: Special Assistant, Office of
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Telephone: (63-2) 834-4741; Fax: (63-2)
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323-9249 Fax: (65) 220-1215 Chinese Taipei:
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of America: Director, Office of Economic
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Washington, DC. 20520-6310; Telephone: (1-202)
647-4835; Fax: (1-202) 647-0136
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