China Southern Announces Expanded Beijing-Tehran Service

BEIJING--(Business Wire)--
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 pleased to announce
all-new, non-stop direct flights from Beijing to Tehran and double the
frequency to four flights per week, starting March 31.

China Southern has been operating Beijing-Tehran flights on
Wednesday and Saturday, (with a stop at Urumqi) which take 10 hours.

The new flights will only take eight hours and will also operate
every Monday and Friday.

China's largest airline will use an Airbus A330-200 aircraft for
this service.

Flights will leave Beijing at 15:10 and arrive in Tehran at 18:40
local time. Return flights will leave Tehran at 20:20 local time and
arrive in Beijing at 7:50 the next morning.

The newest member of SkyTeam - www.skyteam.com - and the largest
airline in The People's Republic of China for the past 29 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.

For China Southern Airlines reservations and information, please
contact your local travel agent.

China Southern Airlines
Mr. Jeff Ruffolo, +1-714-532-2054
Ruffolopr@hotmail.com
Skype: JeffRuffolo

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