China Southern Honored “Best Business Class Airline in China

Third Time Awarded By TTG Travel Magazine

GUANGZHOU, China - April 28, 2008 - China Southern Airlines, ( HKSE: 1055, ) - www.csair.com/global - the newest member of SkyTeam and the largest airline in The People’s Republic of China was awarded the “Best Business Class Airline in China at the annual TTG China Travel Award ceremony held in Shanghai. This is the third time for China Southern to receive a TTG travel award since it was honored the “Best China Airline by TTG Asia Magazine in 2002 and 2004.

Singapore Airlines was this year’s winner of “Best International Airline Serving China. The ceremony was attended by more than 400 professionals in the tourism business industry. China Southern Airlines President Mr. Si Xianmin accepted the award on behalf of the company.

According to world-renown tourism magazine TTG, the annual TTG Award aims to choose and award the most outstanding company in the tourism business in China through public appraisal. 34 awards including “Best Business Class Airline in China are conferred to those committed to best quality services, products, and establishment. Readers of “TTG Asia Magazine “TTG China Magazine “TTG MICE and TTG-Btmice recognized and highly rated China Southern’s brand building efforts, flight safety, high quality service and extensive air network as well as easily selectable flight schedule and high quality staff. The readers considered China Southern Business Class service second to none in China. After two months of global voting, the readers rated China Southern as “Best Business Class Airline in China

In 2007, China Southern’s flight punctuality rate reached 83.89%, ranked #4 among the 24 Chinese carriers and #1 among the three biggest Chinese airlines. China Southern Airlines Guangzhou and Beijing hubs were ranked #1 for flight punctuality. Meanwhile, China Southern expanded its business activities in E-ticketing, on-line check-in, city centre check-in, mobile phone check-in, and airport check-in, with more than 840,000 passengers experiencing the above latest listed services. China Southern joined SkyTeam in November 2007 and enlarged its global network to 841 destinations, connecting 162 countries and regions. China Southern’s reliable, punctual and convenient service won recognition not only from passengers, but also from the society. One out of three passengers chose to fly China Southern. In 2007, China Southern carried a total number of 57 million passengers, ranked #1 in terms of annual passenger traffic in The People’s Republic of China for 29 executive years. China Southern Airlines is the only Chinese carrier entering into world Top Ten passenger airlines. In 2007, China Southern was honored the “Outstanding Contribution To Society Award by Xinhua News Agency; “Best China Airline by TTG China and the “CCTV China Annual Best Employer 2007 by the CAAC.

The year 2008 is China Southern Airlines “Brand Service Year We will enhance our services to a new level to ensure Olympic flights quality service and offer the best air services in China.

The newest member of SkyTeam www.skyteam.com and the largest airline in The People’s Republic of China for the past 29 years, China Southern Airlines 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, Lagos, Los Angeles, Manila, Melbourne, Moscow, Osaka, Paris, Penang, Phnom Penh, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo.

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