Air China Inaugurates Rotations between Chengdu and Tokyo

BEIJING, June 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Air China has further cemented its network by launching direct links between Chengdu and Tokyo on June 16.

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The launch of the links makes life much easier for passengers who originally had to transfer in a third city when traveling between Chengdu and Japan, representing another important step taken by the carrier to serve the communities in western China.

Before the introduction of the links to Tokyo, Air China had already launched links from Chengdu to Singapore, Katmandu, Karachi, Bangalore, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Now the new addition brings Air China's number of routes from Chengdu to international and regional destinations up to 11.

Air China: Carrying China, Spanning the World

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. With a fleet of 280 Airbus and Boeing aircraft (including 266 passenger airliners and 9 freighters), 1 training plane and 4 business jets, we run 266 routes - 69 international, 13 regional, and 184 domestic - serving a total of 137 cities, including 42 international, 3 regional and 92 domestic, in 29 countries and regions. We offer over 6,900 flights with over 1,000,000 seats every week.

For more information, please visit Air China's website at www.airchina.com, or call Air China's service hotline at 4008-100-999.

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