Honored as China's First 'SKYTRAX Four-Star Airline,' Hainan Airlines Demonstrates the Soft Power of Chinese Civil Aviation

BEIJING, December 3 - On December 1, 2009, the award ceremony for China's first "SKYTRAX
Four-Star Airline" was held at the JW Marriott Hotel Beijing, and attracted a
great deal of attention from the aviation industry and media in China and
abroad. SKYTRAX President Mr. Edward Plaisted presented the SKYTRAX four-star
airline cup and certificate to Hainan Airlines CEO, Mr. Wang Yingming. As
China's first SKYTRAX four-star airline company, Hainan Airlines (HNA) has
obtained the highest SKYTRAX star rating in China, which reflects the
increase in Chinese soft power of air services and is a milestone for the
improvement of Chinese civil aviation's management and services and in
China's growth into a civil aviation power. It also indicates that China's
national enterprises have fully complied with international standards and
taken another solid step toward the goal of creating world-class brands and
helping the country to enhance its soft power.

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Belgian Ambassador to China Mr. Patrick NIJS, the Sudanese deputy
ambassador to China Abdelmoniem O. Elbeiti, the Hungarian Embassy tourism
counselor, Vero, and other embassy officials attended the award presentation
ceremony, offering their congratulations to China's first SKYTRAX four-star
airline. As loyal frequent passengers of Hainan Airlines, China's national
table tennis team deputy leader Qiu Wenli and Olympic champion Ma Lin also
attended the award ceremony and presented SKYTRAX President Edward Plaisted
and HNA Group Chairman Chen Feng with table tennis rackets carrying the
signatures of the world champions and Olympic champions from China's national
table tennis team and offered congratulations to Hainan Airlines.

Mr. Plaisted said during the ceremony that the SKYTRAX Award is
recognized as a global symbol of the quality of airline products and
services. Hainan Airlines serves passengers worldwide with excellent Chinese
culture and hospitality. In a recent audit of SKYTRAX, Hainan Airlines has
upgraded its service quality successfully, which makes them very deserving of
the honor.

SKYTRAX is currently the world's most credible and independent
organization for the research and certification of aviation and air
transport. It is authoritative with indicators on the quality of airline
products and services.

    For more information, please contact:

     Hainan Airlines
     Meng Meng
     Phone: +86-898-6673-9689
     Email: meng_meng@hnair.com

Meng Meng of Hainan Airlines, +86-898-6673-9689, or meng_meng at hnair.com