Air China will operate an average of 3,760 flights every week in the upcoming winter and spring seasons, up 15.25 percent over the previous year.

During the period, Air China will speed up building its flight network with Beijing as the hub, and increase flights to Europe, Japan and the Republic of Korea. It will add more flights to domestic capital cities and popular tourism destinations, such as to Hangzhou, Chengdu, Guiyang and Shenzhen.

Air China southwest branch has opened new routes from Kunming to Tianjin and Kunming to Lijiang. Five new Airbus A319 are now inoperation.

Air China Zhejiang branch increased new flights to popular tourism destinations such as Jiuzhaigou, Lhasa, Dali and Xishuangbanna. It also increased flights from Hangzhou to Seoul per day.

Air China Chongqing branch provided more than 300 kinds of onboard meals and said it will change the variety every half a month.

(Newsgd.com November 23, 2004)