Air China Launches its First Direct Route from Chengdu to Japan

BEIJING, September 21, 2010 - Air China will launch a direct route from Chengdu to Tokyo on September
22, 2010. Air China is the first airline to launch a direct route to Japan
from Southwest China.

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On September 22, Air China will launch a regular direct route from
Chengdu to Tokyo. Flights are available on Wednesdays and Saturdays. With the
flight number CA423/4, the flights depart from Chengdu Shuangliu Airport at
8:00am and arrive at Tokyo Narita Airport at 1:40pm local time. The return
flights depart from Tokyo Narita Airport at 2:50 and arrive at Chengdu
Shuangliu Airport at 7:20pm local time. The new route will save passengers at
least 2 hours and 20 minutes.

Previously, Air China launched three routes from Chengdu to Japan,
including the Chengdu-Beijing-Tokyo and Chengdu-Shanghai-Nagoya routes with
flights available daily, and the Chengdu-Dalian-Osaka route with three
flights available every week. After the launch of Chengdu-Tokyo direct route,
there have been 9 Air China flights every week from Chengdu to Tokyo.

Japan relaxed its visa requirements for Chinese tourists in July, and the
number of Chinese tourists to Japan continues to increase. In 2009, Sichuan
received 166,910 Japanese tourists; the number during the period from January
to May 2010 was 47,601, an increase of 33.83% over the same period last year.
The launch of this direct route will help improve the Japanese tourism
market, the development of Sichuan's tourism industry, and even the economic
and cultural exchange of the entire Southwestern region.

Air China: Carrying China, Spanning the World

Air China is China's only national flag carrier and a Star Alliance
member. Using a fleet of 256 Airbus and Boeing aircraft, Air China's 250
routes serve 32 countries and regions. Thanks to the airline's admission to
the Star Alliance, Air China's route network, with Beijing as its hub, is
able to place 912 destinations in 159 countries within its reach. Air China
now has 10 million members in its frequent flyers program.

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

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