Air China Launches Further Premium Cabin Service

BEIJING, China, August 30 /PRNewswire/ --     From September 1, Air China is adding four additional routes
to its upgraded premium-cabin services, "Forbidden Pavilion" First Class and
"Capital Pavilion" Business Class. The launch of the premium classes on the
additional routes is part of Air China's 90 million USD (66.3 million Euros)
investment in upgrading 15 long-range wide-body aircrafts to a full
three-class configuration, started in late 2004.

The Beijing-London, Beijing-Madrid-Sao Paulo,
Shanghai-Milan-Rome, and Shanghai-Paris routes will join the other five
international routes including Beijing-Frankfurt, Shanghai-Frankfurt,
Beijing-New York, Beijing-Los Angles and Beijing-San Francisco routes
launched earlier, with significant customer approval.

The "Forbidden Pavilion" First Class seat features the
private-compartment style of new first class seating with individual
partitions for private space and a fully flat in-flight bed. In the new
"Capital Pavilion" Business Class nearly five feet of seat pitch separate
21-inch wide seats that extend and recline 170 degrees. Each seat in both
premium class cabins is equipped with a multi-system power socket providing
standard AC power for laptops or other electronic accessories, and passengers
can also enjoy 60 DVD films, 98 music CDs, and various electronic games on
101/2-inch personal TV sets.

Along with the cabin upgrade, Air China has also made similar
improvements in other premium class services including free pick up service,
transfer guide service, free transfer to hotel accommodation, airport guide
service, gourmet onboard food, and mileage reward bonuses. Air China is
dedicated to provide one-stop seamless service to the passengers and bring
them more comfort and convenience. In the future, "Forbidden Pavilion" First
Class and "Capital Pavilion" Business Class will be applied on some other
long-haul routes, enabling more passengers to have superior ground and
on-board experience.

European Press Contact for Air China

    Susanne Sothmann
    Tel. +49-89-76759434
    E-mail: ssothmann@kafka-kommunikation.de