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Air China to Connect Athens With Beijing
BEIJING, September 17 /PRNewswire/ -- September 17, 2007, the Chinese flag carrier Air China is to
launch new service from Athens to Beijing, starting from November 28th 2007.
The new route will connect the capitals of the two countries: Greece and
China.
The service is conducted by Boeing 767 twice a week via Dubai.
Every Wednesdays and Sundays, the outbound flight (CA943) departs from
Beijing at 8:40 p.m., arriving in Athens at 5:50 a.m. the following day
including a stop in Dubai. The return flight (CA944) will be offered on
Mondays and Thursdays, departs from Athens at 9:30 a.m., stops also in Dubai
and arrives in Beijing the following day at 5:20 a.m. (all local times).
"With the new service, Air China will bring significant
convenience for passengers between China and Greece. It will also facilitate
the commercial, political and cultural communications of the two countries."
said Mrs. Zhang Lan, Senior Vice President of Air China, "The launch of the
new service will allow Chinese passengers fast and efficiently to access
Athens, a country integrated historical culture and natural beautiful
sightseeing."
Air China is the most frequent airline between Europe and
China in terms of the total number of Sino-European flights. With its
European headquarter based in Frankfurt, Air China serves Frankfurt, Munich,
Paris, London, Rome, Milan, Stockholm, Moscow and Madrid with non-stop
service to Beijing or Shanghai offering 130 weekly flights. In the meantime,
Air China attaches great importance on cooperation with foreign airlines, and
it is now in partnership Lufthansa, SAS, Finnair, Austrian Airlines, Virgin
Atlantic, Alitalia and Turkish Airlines. Its network of routes is fast
expanding to serve more cities throughout Europe i.e. Copenhagen, Helsinki,
Vienna, Istanbul and many German cities.
European Press Contact for Air China
Susanne Sothmann
Tel. +49-89-76759434
E-mail: ssothmann@kafka-kommunikation.de
