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Air China Launches Direct Flights from Four Mainland Cities to Taipei

Posted on: Monday, 15 December 2008, 03:03 CST

BEIJING, Dec. 15 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- From December 15th 2008, Air China will fly passengers from four cities in Mainland China; Tianjin, Hangzhou, Chengdu and Chongqing, to Taipei directly. They will join Beijing and Shanghai, who have offered direct flights to Taipei since July 2008.

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After a historic agreement was signed between officials from Mainland China and Taiwan, from December 15th 2008 to March 28th 2009, Air China will offer passengers two direct flights from Beijing, and four direct flights from Shanghai, on week days, every week, to Taipei. Furthermore, every week, over the weekend, there will be several direct flights to Taipei from Beijing and Shanghai, as well as from Tianjin, Hangzhou, Chengdu and Chongqing. All these flights will be direct to Taipei and will not fly via Hong Kong, or detour over Hong Kong airspace. This will allow Chinese travelers from both sides of the Straits to travel more conveniently, and quickly, between the Mainland and Taiwan.

These routes will open up business, cultural and travel opportunities between the cities in the Mainland, and Taipei, and in order to illustrate the closer ties between the two regions, Air China will deploy its newly patterned planes, which celebrate this momentous occasion.

Under its service philosophy of the four Cs: Credibility, Convenience, Comfort, and Choice, Air China will also be offering its passengers from Taiwan a convenient gateway to connect with flights from Beijing to other cities and countries across the globe.

For more information, please contact Air China's service hotline on 4008- 100-999.

About Air China

As a Star Alliance member, the Partner of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and the only flag carrier of China, Air China operates a worldwide network from its hub in Beijing. As of October 2008, Air China owns a fleet of 241 Airbus and Boeing aircraft, operating 250 routes -- including 181 domestic, 62 international, and 7 regional routes -- in 27 countries and regions. Air China offers more than 6,000 flights with over 1,000,000 seats every week to 83 domestic and 41 overseas and regional destinations.

SOURCE Air China

Source: PR Newswire

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