China Southern Launches New Self-Service Check-In; First New Passenger Check-In Service of Its Kind In China

GUANGZHOU, China--Nov. 1, 20055, 2005--China Southern Airlines, (HKSE:1055) (SHA:600029) - www.cs-air.com/en - with the largest and most technically advanced aircraft fleet in The People's Republic of China took a major hi-tech step forward with the introduction of the nation's first-ever automatic check-in boarding system at the new Baiyun International Airport.

Common-place throughout the USA and in Europe, China Southern's new system marked the first time any airline in China is offering self-service passenger check-in for domestic flights. Currently the service is only available for one domestic route - between Guangzhou and Changsha - but the airline is planning to significantly expand this service and making it available for all flights by the end of 2005.

Four new self-service counters are available at Baiyun International Airport for Internet customers and check-in takes approximately 30 seconds for passengers to select their seat and receive their boarding cards. This new service is especially convenient for customers who don't have any luggage to check-in.

Mr. William Ding, founder and chief architect of Internet portal Netease.com, was the first customer to try out this new service.

The largest airline in The People's Republic of China for the past 26 years, China Southern Airlines - www.cs-air.com/en - 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, as well as international service, including Amsterdam, Bangkok, Fukuoka, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Islamabad, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Los Angeles, Manila, Melbourne, Moscow, Osaka, Paris, Penang, Phnom Penh, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo.

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