New Winter Schedule Starts Oct. 31; China Southern Airlines to Expand Trans-Pacific Service with New Monday Flight

Business Wire, Oct 6, 1999

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 6, 1999--

Carrier to Offer 4th Weekly Roundtrip Boeing 777 Service

China Southern Airlines (NYSE:ZNH)(HKSE:1055), the largest airline in The People's Republic of China, announced its new Winter 1999/Spring 2000 schedule on its trans-Pacific service between China and the United States, starting Oct. 31, 1999, with a new Monday evening flight effective Dec. 6.

The announcement was made by Wei Jia Liao, general manager, China Southern Airlines.

Currently, China Southern Airlines offers three weekly nonstop trans-Pacific Boeing 777 flights between Los Angeles and Guangzhou, China.

Starting Oct. 31 through March 24, 2000, China Southern Airlines' trans-Pacific schedule will be as follows: CZ328 from Los Angeles will depart at 11:20 p.m. Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, arriving in Guangzhou at 6:20 a.m. the third day. The departing Guangzhou flight CZ327 will leave China at 8:40 p.m. every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday evening and arrive in Los Angeles at 5:30 p.m. the same day.

The new Monday service, effective Dec. 6, will follow the same schedule.

"Our winter schedule provides an earlier arrival time and later departure time in Guangzhou, making it even more convenient for passengers to connect to/from other destinations in China," said Liao, adding, "as more business and leisure passengers discover the premium service China Southern Airlines offers with state-of-the-art Boeing 777 aircraft, we are pleased to offer expanded Monday service between the USA and China."

Ranked No. 1 in passengers carried in China for the past 20 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 Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Guilin and Kunming, as well as international service, including Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Bangkok, Thailand; Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Los Angeles; Osaka, Japan; and Singapore.