Air China Mourned for the Dead, Condolence Expressed Both in the Air and on the Ground

Air China Mourned for the Dead, Condolence Expressed Both in the Air and on
the Ground

BEIJING, May 20 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- On May 19 14:28, an Air China
weekly routine meeting was suspended and all participants observed a 3 minutes
silence to express their deep condolences to those that lost their lives in
the Wenchuan earthquake. The meeting resumed afterwards to discuss the
arrangements in coordinating resources for disaster-relief goods
transportation.
At the same time, all departments of Air China in Beijing and other cities
expressed condolences through in-flight broadcast and passenger interactive
platform. All members of Air China's ground staff stood in silent tribute for
3 minutes.
Air China is suspending on board entertainment programs on all its flights
operated from May 19 to May 21 2008. Flight attendants read: "Dear passengers,
today is the national mourning day. As we cannot stand up when the aircraft is
flying in the air, please keep silent in your seat for 3 minutes to express
condolences to those that lost their lives in the earthquake and pray for
those in disaster-hit areas." The cabin crew then stand in silent tribute for
3 minutes.
This is how the crew members and ground staff of Air China expressed their
deepest condolences to the earthquake dead in Wenchuan earthquake. People at
Air China will do their best to fulfill their responsibility in disaster-
relief flights and support the reconstruction of the earthquake-hit area.
SOURCE Air China

Han Xiao, Marketing Brand Management of Air China, +86-10-6464-5220, or
hanxiao@mail.airchina.com.cn