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More Buses form Bao'an Airport to HongKong
Shenzhen Daily July 15, 2004 - The number of buses linking Shenzhen's Bao'an International Airport and Hong Kong has increased from 12 to 24 a day. "The increase caters for the peak number of people going through the airport since the summer holidays began," said an airport management company spokesperson. Many travelers from other cities went directly to Hong Kong after getting off planes at the airport. "They just don't want to take the trouble to go into Shenzhen and then through the crowded checkpoints," he said. The primary reason for the increase of people traveling to Hong Kong is that the central government has allowed more cities to provide travel permits for individual visits to Hong Kong and Macao. The first bus leaves the airport at 10 am and the last one leaves at 9 pm. The increase in the bus services can can accommodate an additional 300 more people traveling to Hong Kong airport and other places each day.
 
Air Macao Opens New Route to Seoul
Xinhua News Agency, July 14, 2004 - Air Macao's maiden flight from Incheon Airport in Seoul, capital of the Republic of Korea (ROK), arrived at the Macao International Airport Wednesday morning, marking the launch of the airline's new route. Air Macao will start regular service on the Seoul-Macao route operating three flights weekly. It plans to increase the frequency to four flights weekly by adding one service on Sunday in August to accommodate the summer tourist boom. The company said that with a number of new casinos coming on stream in Macao and the city's nomination for the World Heritage Award by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Macao is getting more internationally renown as one of the most attractive tourist destinations in the region. The carrier is confident that the new route will accommodate the mounting demand for passenger transport between the ROK and Macao, which enjoy equal visa-free status.

China airline launches Shanghai, Saipan service
Radio Australia, July 12, 2004 - China's Eastern Airlines has made its maiden flight from Shanghai to Saipan, in the Northern Marianas.The airline offers a twice weekly Shanghai-Saipan service. The Northern Marianas government says it is hoping the service will help save the country's travel industry.The Shanghai-Saipan service will run only until September, but there are plans for it to resume from November until March 2005.

More flights to Tibet available in July, August
ChinaView.com July 11, 2004 - More flights to Lhasa, capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region, will be opened in July and Aug., according to the southwestern branch company of Air China, China's largest airlines

Low-cost Route Linking Macao, Bangkok Opens
Xinhua News, July 6, 2004 - The first Boeing 737 jet operating Air Asia's flight from Bangkok arrived in Macao Monday, marking the launch of the first low-cost flight to Macao...

Flight linking 2 major cities in SW China opens
Xinhua News, July 6, 2004 - A direct flight between Chongqing municipality and Panzhihua city, an iron and steel industry base in southwest China's Sichuan province, opened Tuesday morning. The air journey, covering about 500 kilometers, takes about 55 minutes. The plane takes off daily at 8 a.m. in Chongqing, and returns at 9:25 a.m. from Panzhihua. Passengers traveling between the two cities used to have to transfer in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan, since the airport of Panzhihua was put into use late last year. The new airfare is 710 yuan (some 86 US dollars) while the detour transfer costs more than 1,000 yuan (120 US dollars). Panzhihua, famous for its abundance in ilmenite and coal and subtropical landscape, is one of major bases of iron and steel production and a tourism attraction in the country.

Air Philippines sets flights to China
inq7money, Philippines, July 4, 2004 - AIR Philippines Corp., another airline controlled by taipan Lucio Tan, said it would mount chartered flights to China in its bid to expand regional operations. Air Philippines said it piloted twice-weekly chartered flights to Guangzhou, China, last Friday in partnership with Hong Kong-based True Ease Travel Ltd. The country's third-largest airline said it would soon fly to Chengdu, China, by the middle of the month. The carrier recently mounted flights to Kwangju, Korea.

Pakistan to start bus service to China
PakTribune, July 4, 2004 - An unnamed official from the Islamabad District Transport Authority said Sunday that different national companies have offered their services to share the mega plan and that only one company has been recommended yet while others are being considered.Xinhuanet reported.. .

195 Million People to Travel by Rail
Chinabroadcast.cn July 2, 2004 - China's railway sector says more than 195 million people are expected to travel by rail between July 1 and Aug. 31 of this year, up 2 percent on 2002. Officials with the Ministry of Railways say the sector is ready to provide better services for passengers in one of the busiest traveling seasons for China. They say railway departments will work hard to make it easier for passengers to buy tickets and prevent the unauthorized hiking of ticket prices. The ministry has also decided to put into service an extra 20 sets of passenger trains during the two month period, in addition to 39 special passenger trains. 

UAL to increase flights to China this fall
Pacific Business News, June 30, 2004 - United Airlines, the only U.S. carrier currently flying to anywhere in China, says it will launch its new daily nonstop service between Chicago's O'Hare International Airport and Shanghai's Pudong International Airport on Oct. 31...

Carry-on Baggage Limited to 5 Kilograms
Chinabroadcast June 25, 2004 - Carry on luggage on domestic flights in China is being restricted to five kilograms per person. A regulation on passenger's luggage, released by China's Civil Aviation, will come into effect next month. Baggage coming in over-weight should be checked through in the hold. Passengers taking flights in first-class will be allowed to carry up to two personal belongings, while those in business and economy-class only can bring one piece of luggage with them. The size is also restricted to specific dimensions, meaning each passenger can bring 4.4 cubic meters of essential bits and pieces for powdering their nose during the flight.

Tibet to steer on rail
Chinaview.com  June 22, 2004 - Nearly two centuries after railway was invented, the symbol of modern civilization made its way into Tibet, known as the "roof of the world," for the first time...

Summer Airline Price War Looms
CRI, China June 22, 2004 - Chinese airlines have introduced discount tickets to teachers and students in an effort to further expand their market reach during the upcoming summer holiday.  Most airlines have already reduced ticket prices, nearly one month earlier than past years. China Eastern and Southern Airlines are selling tickets at 40, 50 and even 60 percent off the regular price, while Air China has reduced its tickets by 1,000 to 2000 yuan. Industry insiders say the preferential treatment is partially because airlines can fix prices within Government-set price ranges and adopt a varied ticket pricing system.

Battle warmes up for Asia's crowded skies
Australian Financial Review, Australia, June 17, 2004 - Unprecedented competition for business travellers is breaking out in Asia and the Pacific and even on routes over the North Pole. It's not just competition between airlines but between airports...

Chinese municipality opens new air route to Singapore
ChinaView.cn, June 17, 2004 - An Airbus A-320 plane of SilkAirtook off Wednesday from southwest China's Chongqing Municipality heading for Singapore, kicking off a new air route linking the world's most populous country directly with the city-state. The launch of the new air route makes Chongqing, the biggest city in west China, the sixth Chinese city with a direct flight to Singapore under the Singaporean airline.  The plane flies every Wednesday and Saturday from China to Singapore. Flight M1977 takes off from the Jiangbei International Airport in Chongqing at 0:20 a.m. (Beijing time) and arrives at Changi Airport of Singapore at 5:05 a.m. (local time).  The new commercial air service from Singapore to Chongqing will be carried out by flight M1978 which takes off at 18:55 p.m. (local time) every Tuesday and Friday and arrives in Chongqing at 23:30 (Beijing time) on the same day..

China Southern Xinjiang Company Launches New International Routes
TravelVideo.TV, June 16, 2004 - China Southern Airlines (NYSE: ZNH) (HKSE: 1055), www.cs-air.com/en, the largest airline in The People’s Republic of China is pleased to announce that China Southern Airlines Xinjiang Company (a fully owned subsidiary of China Southern Air Holding Company) has launched new Urumqi-Dushanbe and Urumqi-Kashi-Islamabad service.The new Boeing 757 service to Dushanbe, available every Monday, will promote the commercial exchange between Xinjiang and Tajikistan and the development of tourism industry of the two regions. It also symbolizes the continued bridge-building between Xinjiang and the global marketplace.

Cathay Pacific to Open Non-stop New York Air Route from July 1
Xinhua News June 12, 2004 - Cathay Pacific Airways will strengthen Hong Kong's position as a global aviation hub with its launch on July 1 of daily non-stop flights to and from New York, according to a press release from Cathay Pacific on Friday...

More Flights Link NW China with Pakistan
Xinhua News, China June 9, 2004 - The Xinjiang company of China's Southern Airlines, based in south China's Guangdong Province, launched Tuesday a new route linking the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomousn Region in northwest China with Pakistan. The new line flies from Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang, to Islamabad, with a stopover in Kashi, in southern Xinjiang. Two return flights are offered on the new route every week. To date, two routes are available linking Urumqi with Islamabad, including a non-stop one already in operation, and offering four flights in total every week and greatly increasing traffic convenience between the two destinations...

KLM increases China flights
Xinhua News, China, June 8, 2004 - KLM announced here Monday it will operate twice as many flights from Shanghai and Beijing to Amsterdam as it did in the summer of 2003...

China's Southern Airline opens Shenyang-Pyongyang flights
Chinaview.com, China, June 7, 2004 - A regular flight route from Shenyang, China to Pyongyang, capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), was opened on Monday by the China Southern Airline...

Flights between China, Europe to increase in summer
Xinhua News, May 28, 2004- Flights between China and European nations will increase in the upcoming summer season.
From June 1, KLM will operate daily direct flights from both Beijing and Shanghai to Amsterdam, and then provide connecting flights to other European nations. The two daily flights make KLM the third largest European airline in China. From June 10, Air France will operate daily flights from Guangzhou to Paris. China's southern city has attracted many foreign airlines after Beijing and Shanghai. By the end of May, Austrian Airlines will increase to six weekly flights from Beijing to Vienna. Its unique location linking western and eastern Europe will provide easy access for Chinese passengers to the 10 new EU member nations. Ukraine Airlines has opened its first direct flights linking Kiev and Beijing. China Southern will launch flights from Shanghaivia Beijing to Amsterdam.

Singapore boosts China air links
CNN May 30, 2004 - Tourist-hungry Singapore has beefed up its air links with China as a fifth passenger airline from the mainland started flights to the wealthy Southeast Asian city-state.

US Northwest Airlines to Provide New Services in China
CRI.com May 27, 2004 - American Northwest Airlines will provide new services on routes from Beijing and Shanghai to the United States via Tokyo. Vice president of the company's international department said the fresh move is to meet the growing aviation demand, improve airport equipment, and strengthen cabin service. The company will launch a route from China to Portland via Tokyo and resume the route from China to Hawaii via Los Angeles beginning June 10. From October, newly delivered Airbus A330-200 long-haul aircrafts will fly routes to Beijing. The company will also introduce self-service checking equipment in Beijing International Airport by the end of this year. 

Low-cost airlines face China barriers
CNN.com Travel News, USA, May 18, 2004 - No-frills airlines are lifting off all over Southeast Asia, but the average Zhou in China is unlikely to take to the skies on cut-rate carriers anytime soon. Beijing exerts a tight grip on its state-dominated airline industry, controlling prices for jet fuel and tickets and handling aircraft purchases. That, combined with low Internet and credit card usage and opposition from bloated state carriers, means low-cost airlines will have to be content to circle the fringes of the world's fastest-growing aviation market for the foreseeable future...

Hainan Province to Open More Intl Air Routes
Xinhua News Agency May 17, 2004 - South China's Hainan Province is going to open air routes to Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur and Singapore in the second half year. According to the Hainan airline authority, weekly flights to Kuala Lumpur will begin operation on August 7. The Singapore Airlines will open air routes to Hainan or to other Chinese cities via the province by the end of the year and the Hainan Airlines will run an air route to Singapore as well. Both have not given exact timetables. Hainan has partly opened operation on international air routes for about a year and has opened and resumed 19 airlines to other countries and regions so far.

China to Launch New Air Flight to Tajikistan
Xinhua News, May 9, 2004 - A new air route will be launched Monday, linking Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang in northwest China, with the Tajik capital Dushanbe to serve the growing number of Tajik tourists to China. The weekly flight, available every Monday, is operated by the Xinjiang company of China's Southern Airlines. This is the sixth air route the Xinjiang Company runs to Central Asian countries, following the ones to Alma-Ata of Kazakhstan and Bishkek of Kyrgyzstan.

China Southern Airlines Begins New Shanghai-Saipan Service
TravelVideo.TV May 6, 2004 - China Southern Airlines (NYSE: ZNH) (HKSE: 1055), www.cs-air.com/en, the largest airline in The People’s Republic of China is pleased to announce that it is now operating new service between Shanghai and Saipan in the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands.

Luxury Taxis On the Road in Hangzhou
CRI.com, China, April 26, 2004 - Forget about the humble Chinese-made taxis, residents of east China's Hangzhou city will soon have the luxury of catching a ride in the likes of a BMW or Mercedes Benz. The city is adding 100 luxury taxis, as part of the 500 new cabs that will be on the road this year. The price of these luxury taxis will be the same as common ones, with a starting price of 10 yuan, or US$1.2, then 2 yuan per km. However, the authorities say the price may be changed according to the market.

Air Flights to Link Jiangxi, Singapore
Xinhua News April 20, 2004 - Jiangxi Province in east China will begin regular flights to Singapore on April 28, the first international air route ever launched in the province. Boeing 757 passenger planes will be used for the route with a stopover in Guangzhou, capital of south China' Guangdong Province. Three flights will be offered per week each way.

Prices to hike 10% for air travelers
Eastday.com April 15, 2004 - Airlines operating outbound flights from Shanghai plan to raise air ticket prices by around 10 percent on almost all flights starting April 20, according to industry insiders...

Air route links Shanghai with Dubai
Xinhua News, April 11, 2004 - The first passenger plane from the United Arab Emirates arrived in Shanghai Pudong International Airport Saturday afternoon, opening the country's first passenger air route with Shanghai, China's leading industrial center.  Beginning Saturday, Airbus planes will fly between Shanghai and Dubai, the capital of the United Arab Emirates every Monday, Thursday and Saturday and the air services will expand to daily flights from May 15.

Shanghai-London Air Route Operational
Eastday.com April 2, 2004 - Travelers between Shanghai, an east China metropolis, and London will have more choices as a regular direct flight between the two cities became operational Thursday. Airbus A340-600s and A340-300s of China Eastern Airlines will fly the air route on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays, sources with the company said. Planes will leave at 03:30 GMT (13:30 Beijing Time) from Shanghai Pudong International Airport and arrive at London Heathrow Airport at 18:50 GMT. The return flight will take off at 21:20 GMT and arrive in Shanghai at 07:45 (15:45 Beijing Time). About 250,000 passengers travel by air between China and UK annually, and many of them are business people and students. Shanghai is an important port for Chinese students heading for other countries and so far roughly 80,000 students went abroad from Shanghai.

Brazilian Airlines plans direct flight
Brazilian Airlines, the largest air transportation company in Latin America, is planning to explore the Chinese market, with the inauguration of its first direct flight between the two nations expected in August...

China Northern Airlines Opens New Flight to Tokyo
Xinhua News Agency March 30, 2004 - China Northern Airlines (CNA) opened a new passenger air route linking Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, to Tokyo, capital of Japan, on Sunday. The flights are once a week on Sunday, taking off from Changchun at 8:45 a.m. and leaving Tokyo at 12:25 p.m. and shortening the travel time between the two cities from more than five hours to less than three hours, said Liu Chun, an official with the CNA. Passengers will be provided with services in three languages, Chinese, English and Japanese, said Liu. Before this air route opened, in northeast China, only Shenyang and Dalian, both in Liaoning Province, had direct flights to Tokyo, and this air route will promote communication and cooperation between Japan and northeast China provinces, including Jilin, Heilongjiang and Liaoning, said Qiao Zhengzhong, vice governor of Jilin.

Shanghai-Copenhagen Air Route Launched
Shanghai Daily, March 30, 2004An Airbus A340 from Scandinavian Airlines arrived in Shanghai at 7:35 a.m. Monday, opening a direct flight linking this eastern metropolis with Copenhagen of Denmark.

New Deal Boosts Air Links with China
Travelbiz.com, Australia, Mar. 24, 2004 - The federal government has signed a new air services agreement with China, allowing unrestricted passenger services between Australia's regional international gateways – such as Cairns - and all airports in China. Transport minister John Anderson said the new agreement - negotiated in Beijing in July last year - would benefit both countries. The arrangements also give Australian airlines new rights to carry passengers beyond China. Anderson said the aviation market between the two countries had grown at an average of almost 20 per cent a year over the last five years and China had become the seventh largest market for Australia. Over the last seven years, domestic air travel in China has doubled.

A Steep Ascent At China's Number One Airline
Business Week Online, USA, Mar. 29, 2004 - China Southern Airlines Co. (ZNH ) may be mainland China's largest, but until recently it barely registered on the radar of international travelers such as Andrea Behrens Schmidt, a technology exec in Beijing. When business took her to the airline's home base of Guangzhou in early March, however, she gave China Southern a try. Her verdict: "The food's not great, but the service is very nice. I'd fly it again."

Airline Loses Suit
Shanghai Daily, China, Mar. 24, 2004 - Pudong New Area People's Court Tuesday ordered China Eastern Airlines Co Ltd. to pay 15,425 yuan (US$1,858) and US$437 in compensation to Ko Shu-To, a Hong Kong native, to cover his losses and legal fees. Ko filed a lawsuit against the airlines on March 1, charging it didn't inform him correctly of a change in US visa policies before he took a flight. As a result, Ko was banned from entering the country and was repatriated. The court ruled both parties should have tried to learn about the policy change, but the airline should bear the major responsibility since it is in a better position to learn about visa rules.

35 New Air Routes to Open for Rush Season
Xinhua News, China Mar. 24, 2004 - China will open 35 new air routes during the upcoming summer-autumn season, including 20 domestic and 15 international routes. From March 28 to Oct. 30, over 21,400 domestic flights will be offered every week, providing more than 3.25 million seats, up 12 percent over the previous year. Nearly 2,000 international flights will be offered every week to over 70 cities in 31 nations and some 42 mainland cities will have air links to Hong Kong and Macao, with the total flights reaching 1,920. The new domestic routes include Beijing to Jiuzhai, Hangzhou to Sanya, Shenzhen to Tongren and Shanghai to Qinhuangdao. The new international routes will include Nanjing to Osaka, Shanghai to Vancouver, Changchun to Sendai, Guangzhou to Saipan and Kunming to Siemreab.

Austria-China Air Flights on Expansion
CRI, China,  March 12, 2004Austrian Airlines Group has announced that it will include Shanghai in its flight service network with the operation of three flights a week from Pudong International Airport to Vienna. Austrian Airlines Group has announced that it will include Shanghai in its flight service network beginning from April 29th with the operation of three flights a week from Pudong International Airport to Vienna. At the same time the number of flights from Vienna to Beijing will also be increased from four to six this summer. According to a company official, 120,000 Chinese tourists visited Austria last year, and the figure is expected to rise 20 percent annually.

China Eastern Airlines to Open Flight to London
Xinhua News March 11, 2004 - China Eastern Airlines announced in Shanghai on Wednesday that it will open a new air route connecting Shanghai and London on April 1. Officials said that the direct service run three times a week, on Monday, Thursday and Saturday.  Planes will leave at 03:30 GMT (13:30 Beijing Time) from Shanghai Pudong International Airport and arrive at London Heathrow Airport at 18:50 GMT. The return flight will take off at 21:20 GMT and arrive in Shanghai at 07:45 GMT (15:45 Beijing Time).

Flight Opens Between Shenzhen, Taipei
Southcn.com March 10, 2004 - After boarding an Air Macao Airbus A319 Tuesday morning, a passenger surnamed Zhang said he would finally realize his dream of flying from Shenzhen to Taipei. For the first time, regular flights from Shenzhen to Taipei via Macao were officially opened Tuesday...

European airlines are planning more China flights
International Herald Tribune, France March 4, 2004 - European airlines are stepping up services to and from China in anticipation of rising passenger traffic after the European Union becomes an official tourism destination for Chinese travelers on May 1...

Shenyang to Open 3 International Routes

Northeast Network March 2, 2004 - Under the approval of the General Administration of Civil Aviation, starting from late March, three international air routes would be opened from Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province to three cities abroad, Frankfurt, Los Angela's, and Sydney.

Airline planning direct Shanghai-Copenhagen flights
Xinhua News, China Mar. 2, 2004 - Scandinavian Airlines has laid out its plan to open direct flights on the air route from Copenhagen to China's eastern metropolis this month in a bid to bite into the fast-growing tourism industry in the region.

HK Traveler Sues Eastern Airlines
Shanghai Daily, Mar. 3, 2004 - A Hong Kong resident had a nightmarish experience in an American prison for three days and was forbidden to enter the United States for five years, for not knowing about a change in US immigration policy. Ko Shu-To, the angry Hong Kong native, filed a lawsuit against China Eastern Airlines, from which he purchased an air ticket, for misinforming him of key rules, violating his personal rights and confiscating his property, said judges of Pudong New Area People's Court yesterday...

China has made great advances in aircraft safety, U.S. officials say
USA Today, Feb. 27, 2004 - The United States' top aviation regulator praised China's "very real progress" in boosting aircraft safety and pledged closer cooperation with the country's booming aviation sector.

Flights between China, Europe increase
China Daily, Feb. 28, 2004 - Travelers between Shanghai and northern Europe will have more choice when new regular flights between the city and Copenhagen begin on March 29. This will be the second direct flight between Shanghai and northern Europe following the Shanghai-Helsinki service launched by Finnair in September last year.

Air China Plans Going Public
China Daily, Feb. 28, 2004 - National flag carrier Air China is revving up to be listed in overseas stock markets, Air China's president Li Jiaxiang said on February 27. "Air China has had the full capacity to be listed and the plan is in the pipeline," Li said, refusing to give the exact listing date and place.

Half Airfare for Elderly
Shenzhen Daily Feb. 16, 2004 - China Southern Airlines Shenzhen subsidiary will offer senior citizens departing Shenzhen half-price airfare beginning Monday. Eligible recipients are men aged 60 and above and women aged 55 and above. The company has more than 50 daily flights from Shenzhen to different parts of the country. The source predicted that the new policy would help prompt more local senior citizens to go on sightseeing tours in other parts of China. He said that since the Chinese Lunar New Year holidays came to an end, Shenzhen's senior citizens have set out to visit other cities in an increasing number.

Shenzhen Airport to Form Strategic Partnership
Shenzhen Daily Feb. 13, 2004 - Shenzhen Airport Co.Ltd. said it had invited Hong Kong's Airport Authority to become its strategic investor as part of a restructuring effort spearheaded by the Shenzhen government.

Air Service Links Guangzhou, Munich
CRI.com Feb. 6, 2004 - Germany's air carrier Lufthansa has launched a five-flights a week service between Germany's Munich and Guangzhou in south China.  Guangzhou becomes Lufthansa's fourth destination in China, after Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong. The flight service will shuttle between Guangzhou and Munich each week, with a stopover in Shanghai. From April 1, Lufthansa will expand its schedules to ensure one flight each day between Guangzhou and Munich. Flights will take about ten hours. Flights will take about ten hours.
 
Beijing Expects Peak Railway Passenger Flows
Xinhua News Agency Feb. 6, 2004 - China's capital received over 250,000 railway passengers per day since Jan. 29, with the maximum flows exceeding 270,000 on Feb. 3 and 4, according to statistics from the Beijing Railway Department.

Railways Carry 101 Million People in Spring Travel Season
Xinhua News Agency Feb. 6, 2004 - China's railways carried 101.37 million people in the 29 days ending Feb. 4 during the Spring Festival travel season, up 4.4 percent year on year, sources with the Ministry of Railways said Thursday.

'Zero-Kilometer' Road Symbol for Tian'anmen Square
CRI.com Feb. 6, 2004 - China will construct a "Zero-Kilometer" symbol in Beijing's Tian'anmen Square, marking it as the axis point for all the country's roads.  The Ministry of Communications says a nationwide search has begun to find a design for the land mark. The "Zero-Kilometer" symbol is expected to become a tourist attraction in the capital city. Western countries such as the United States, Russia, Spain, France and Italy all have a "Zero-Kilometer" symbol at the center of their capital cities

China's long (holiday) march1.9bn trips will be made in next three weeks as world's biggest country celebrates Year of the Monkey
Guardian, UK, Jan. 17, 2004 - It promises to be one of the greatest migrations in the history of humanity. Not Muslim pilgrims on the hajj, but record numbers of Chinese holidaymakers heading for their ancestral homes to celebrate the start of the Year of the Monkey next Thursday.

Shenyang to Open 4 International Air Routes
Northeast network, Jan. 18, 2004 - To provide travel convenience for Europe and America bound passengers, Shenyang Taoxian Int'l Stock Company plans to open 4 new international air routes in the year 2004...

Direct Air Route Links Hangzhou, Singapore
Xinhua News, Jan. 17, 2004 - China Airlines' Zhejiang branch Friday launched a flight service connecting Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, with Singapore.

Jiangxi to Launch First International Air Route
Xinhua News, Jan. 12, 2004 - The first international air route linking Nanchang, capital of east China's Jiangxi Province, with Osaka,  Japan is to be launched in May, said the provincial airport group.

Curing Capital's Congestion by 2008
China Daily Jan. 5, 2004 - Traffic in Beijing is expected to improve so much that by 2008, the year this city hosts the summer Olympic Games, it will take less than half an hour for athletes to travel from the Olympic Village to every venue in the city.

Travel Rush Arrives Early
Shenzhen Daily Jan. 5, 2004 - The Railway Ministry has decided to open additional ticket sales outlets and dispatch more trains ahead of schedule for holidaymakers after Guangdong and some other regions reported a travel rush earlier than previous years. 

Bicycles still rule, but less popular
China Daily  - Whenever he thinks of China, two things pop up in a French tourist's mind - chopsticks and bicycles. But when he arrived in Beijing this winter, he found people were still using chopsticks, but the traditional swarms of cyclists were disappearing from the streets...

Dalian-European Cargo Airline Opens
Dalinanews.com - On Dec.17, 11:00 AM, a Boeing 747-400 cargo-flight by Emirates Airline took off from Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport to Dibai then arrived in Frankfurt finally. This is the first international airline between Dalian and European countries.

Lufthansa to Start Flights from Guangzhou to Munich
Xinhua News, Dec. 18, 2003 - Lufthansa German Airlines announced Wednesday that Guangzhou will be its fourth Chinese destination from Feb.1, 2004, after Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong...

Airfares Rise by 3 Percent
Shenzhen Daily, Dec. 15, 2003 - Ticket prices for flights departing Shenzhen will rise by 3 percent starting Monday to offset the impact of jet fuel price hikes.

Domestic Air Fares About to Climb
China Daily, Dec. 13, 2003 - The nation's civil aviation authorities have allowed domestic airlines to raise economy fares for domestic routes starting on Monday to offset the impact of jet fuel price hikes.

Airline Sets Five New Enterprises
Xinhua News, China - China Southern Airlines announced Tuesday the formation of five new subsidiary companies which will offer new consolidated operations and marketing management.

Spring Season to See Over 1.7 Billion Road Passengers
Xinhua News, China, Dec. 10, 2003 - The Ministry of Communications forecast that over 1.7 billion passengers will travel by bus and coach during the coming spring season travel period.

Air China expects return to profit in 2003
The Business Times, Singapore, Dec. 4, 2003 - Air China, the country's biggest international carrier, said it will make a profit in 2003, recovering from its 2 billion yuan (S$414 million) first-half loss as air travel resumed after Sars abated.

Spring Festival Ticket Price Hikes
Chinaview.cn, China Dec. 5, 2003 - China's railway authorities have warned that the cost train tickets will rise on average between 15 to 20 percent during next year's Spring Festival holiday season.

Xinjiang to open charter flights to Thailand
Xinhua News, China - New travel services in northwestern China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region are expected to boost tourism between the region and southeast Asian countries.

Expansion Project Completed at Tibet's Gonggar Airport
China Daily, Dec. 5, 2003 - The expansion of Gonggar Airport, one of the two airports in Tibet Autonomous Region in southwest China, has been completed and is expected to go into trial operation by the end of this month.

Busy Travel Season Seen
Eastday.com, China Dec. 3, 2003 - About 1.89 billion people are expected to travel within the country during the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year holiday, which begins on January 22. This is an increase of 3 percent from a year earlier.

China Eastern Expands Air Routes
Shenzhen Daily, China, Dec. 2, 2003 - Shanghai-based China Eastern Airlines Corp., the country's second largest carrier by passenger numbers, said yesterday that it planned to fly to London starting from April, pitting it against UK-based Virgin Atlantic...

Airbus Buy Opens Skies to Southwest Resort Area
China Daily Nov. 29, 2003 - The Sichuan Airlines Co Ltd signed an agreement with Airbus on Friday in Jiuzhaigou of Southwest China's Sichuan Province to purchase four A319 aircraft.

Air France Opens Sino-France Air Route
Shanghai Daily, Nov. 28, 2003 - Europe's airline giant Air France signed an agreement Beijing Thursday with China Southern, one of China's leading airlines, to jointly operate Guangzhou-Paris flight services.

Jilin-Russia Railway Link Resumed
Xinhua News, Nov. 29, 2003 - A train left Huichun City, in northeast China's Jilin Province Friday morning, heading for the city of Mahalino in Russia, marking the resumption of railway service on the line that was halted in April last year. Normal passenger and cargo transport via the railway will continue, as a result of consultations starting last August between relevant Chinese and Russian departments, according to local sources. Jilin has 241.25 km of border with Russia. The railway is an important trade and tourism link between the two sides.

Guangzhou's New Airport To Challenge HK For Intl Flights
Yahoo! News, Nov. 26, 2003- The shiny new US$2.5 billion airport going up outside Guangzhou is trying to attract international airlines in what could be a challenge to nearby Hong Kong's status as southern China's major air hub.

Bad Traffic Cuts into Beijing's Bottom Line
China Daily - Will Beijing, a city of 14 million residents, grow into a crammed metropolis? Or will it become a model of smart traffic planning? The answer matters tremendously as the city invests heavily to remake itself in preparation for the 2008 Olympic Games.

New air routes to link Yunnan with Cambodia, Japan
Xinhuanet, Nov. 26, 2003 - China Eastern Air Group Yunnan Corp. will launch regular flights between Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan province, and Siemreab of Cambodia and Osaka in Japan in December this year.

Two Groups of China's Carriers to Buy 30 Boeing Planes
Shanghai Daily, China - Two groups of China's carriers will set out as early as next week for the United States to purchase 30 Boeing aircraft for US$2 billion, today's Beijing Youth Daily reported, citing an official with the Ministry of Business.

New Air Route Links China, Japan

Xinhua News, China - Passengers traveling between China and Japan have a new route as regular flights became available between Yantai City of Shandong Province and Osaka of Japan beginning from Sunday.

More Bridges to Be Built on Yangtze River
Xinhua News, China - Wuhan, the most important industrial city on the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, has started construction of a suspension bridge on the river

China May Buy 30 Boeing Jets
Eastday.com, Nov. 6, 2003 - China - China is poised to buy as many as 30 planes worth about US$2 billion from Boeing Co, the world's largest aircraft maker, allowing the country to narrow its trade gap with the United States.

Malaysia Airlines Launches Maiden Flight from Kuching to Guangzhou
Xinhua News, China, Nov. 3, 2003 - Malaysia Airlines (MAS) on Sunday launched a maiden flight from Kuching, east Malaysia, to China's southern city of Guangzhou.

Railway Monitoring for Safety
Eastday.com, China Nov. 3, 2003 - A 303-kilometer-long railway line between Shanghai and Nanjing now has an electronic monitoring system to protect trains against accidents, the Shanghai Railway Administration said yesterday.

Heavy Fog Blankets North China Port City
Xinhua, China, Oct. 31, 2003 - Transport in the north China port city of Tianjin has slowed to a crawl or ground to a halt Friday as a heavy fog that enveloped the bustling city since Thursday intensified on Friday morning.

37 injured in China bus crash
News.com.au, Australia Oct. 30, 2003 - The accident at 3.20pm local time (6.20pm AEDT) Wednesday (Oct. 29) happened about 85 kilometers from Jiuzhaigou, an ethnically Tibetan area of Sichuan province......

Bus driver in SW China fatal crash arrested
Xinhuanet.com, China, Oct. 30, 2003 - Police have arrested the driver ofa bus which crashed in the Tibetan-Qiang Autonomous Prefecture of Aba of Sichuan Province on Wednesday, killing one Singaporean tourist, and injuring 44 tourists and staff.

Tunnel Under Scenic West Lake Opens
Shanghai Star, China, Oct. 16, 2003 - A four-lane tunnel under the scenic West Lake in the capital of east China's Zhejiang Province opened Wednesday afternoon with the expectations of easing traffic jams, which have plagued the lake area in recent years.

HK Air Traffic Beats Pre-SARS Level
People's Daily, China Oct. 27, 2003 - The air traffic at the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) has exceeded pre-SARS levels, the Civil Aviation Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government said Sunday.

Second Air Route to China
The Star, Malaysia Oct. 21, 2003 - Penang will have a second scheduled air route to China with the launching of the twice-weekly non-stop flight by Xiamen Airlines between here and its sister city, Xiamen on Dec. 23, 2003....

China Approves Cathay Flights to Beijing
AP Hong Kong Oct. 15, 2003 - Chinese authorities have cleared Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways to fly directly to Beijing, a spokeswoman said Wednesday, after the airline's partner-turned-rival Dragonair failed to block the bid.

Viet Nam, US Eye Direct Flights 
Xinhua, China, Oct. 10, 2003 - Viet Nam and the United States initialed an air services agreement that would allow direct passenger and cargo flights Thursday, tapping a surge in trade and travel between the former war foes. 

Asian Air Travel Seen Tripling by 2022: Boeing
Channelnewsaisia.com Singapore Oct. 02, 2003 - The world's largest aircraft marker, Boeing, is predicting that air-travel in the Asia Pacific region will surpass North America in the next 20 years....

Nation's Transport Gears up for Holiday Ride
China Daily Sep. 30, 2003 - With the seven-day National Day holiday just around the corner, various departments around the country have been busy preparing for the coming traffic flow...

Emergency Services at Beijing Airport Pass 'Terror Test'
People's Daily Sep. 26, 2003 - A special police squad "killed'' a "hijacker'' and freed all "hostages'' on a Boeing 747 aircraft at Beijing Capital International Airport Thursday morning.

More Shanghai-HK Flights Planned
Eastday.com Sep. 25, 2003 The two carriers flying between Shanghai and Hong Kong are aggressively adding flights on the route, betting on increasing air travel demand.

Travel by Train Getting Faster
Eastday.com Sep. 24, 2003 - A train trip from Shanghai to Beijing will be much shorter next year.The trip will take 12 hours next year, two hours less than the current ride...

Airbus Promotes A380 in China
People's Daily China Sep. 19, 2003 "China is one of the biggest aviation markets in the world, so it definitely needs the biggest aircraft," said Rossella Daverio, senior vice president of Airbus public relations department.

Future aircraft needs 'Colossal': official
People's Daily, China Sep. 17, 2003 Satisfying its ever-burgeoning demand for air transportation, China will purchase more than 1,900 aircraft by 2020, the government said Tuesday.

China to deploy police on civilian flights
USA Today - China will deploy police on civilian flights from Oct. 1, 2003 to protect them from terrorism and other attacks, ......

Beijing Planning Second International Airport
People's Daily, China, Sep. 11, 2003 - Beijing is expected to start building a second international airport in 2010.

New Air Route Links Southwest China City with Europe
Xinhua, China - Sep. 6, 2003 New air route linking Chongqing Municipality in southwest China and Dusseldorf in Germany is expected to go into operation on Sept. 30.

New Air Route Links Southwest China City with Europe
Xinhua, China - Sep. 6, 2003 New air route linking Chongqing Municipality in southwest China and Dusseldorf in Germany is expected to go into operation on Sept. 30.

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