Air China and bmi Start Code Share

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BEIJING, July 30, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- According to the deal inked by the two Star Alliance member carriers, bmi's flights from London to Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Dublin, Belfast and Manchester will carry Air China's code "CA".

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Air China offers daily Beijing-London rotations, while bmi offers many daily flights from London to other domestic cities in London.

The cooperation gives the two carriers an opportunity to take advantage of each other's network and offer more flight operations to the market.

Air China

Air China is China's only national flag carrier and a Star Alliance member. In addition to commercial operations, it also provides special flight services for the country's state leaders on official visit to other countries.

By a fleet of 290 Airbus and Boeing aircraft (including 280 passenger airliners and 10 freighters), 1 training plane and 6 business jets, we run 276 routes - 69 international, 14 regional, and 193 domestic - serving a total of 137 cities, including 43 international, 4 regional and 90 domestic, in 30 countries and regions. We offer over 6,900 flights with over 1,100,000 seats every week. Thanks to our admission to the Star Alliance, our route network, with Beijing as its hub, is able to place 1,160 destinations in 181 countries within our reach.

For more information, please visit Air China's website at www.airchina.com

SOURCE Air China