(EMAILWIRE.COM, January 09, 2008 ) URUMQI, China - January 9, 2008 - China Southern Airlines, (NYSE: ZNH, HKSE: 1055, SHA 600029) - www.csair.com/global - the newest member of SkyTeam and the largest airline in The People’s Republic of China is proud to announce new service from Urumqi to Ashgabat.


The new China Southern service between Urumqi and Ashgabat marks the successful completion of launching new flights to five central Asian countries including Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.


The new flights will be operated by China Southern’s Xinjiang Branch, using a Boeing 737 aircraft, departing Urumqi on Tuesdays and Saturdays and returning on Wednesdays and Sundays.


China Southern Airlines Xinjiang Branch currently operates flights to 16 international cities, making Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, a gateway hub for northwest China.

The newest member of SkyTeam – www.skyteam.com – and the largest airline in The People’s Republic of China for the past 28 years, China Southern Airlines - www.csair.com/global - 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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