China Southern Airlines Doubles 747 Shenzhen/Chicago Cargo Lift

China Southern Airlines (NYSE: ZNH) (HKSE: 1055), the largest airline in The People's Republic of China, has announced that - beginning immediately - it will double its 747 freighter service between Chicago and Shenzhen with new 747-200 freighter service.

The new Boeing 747-200 service - operated on a wet-lease basis - will begin immediately through the end of December 2002. China Southern Airlines is now able to offer 747 freighter service every day (except Monday) between Chicago and China with six weekly 747-400 or 747-200 flights between Chicago's O'Hare International Airport and Shenzhen.

Three of these weekly flights from Chicago also stops at Shanghai's Pudong International Airport - with continuing service to Shenzhen.

This added cargo now totals 10, round-trip 747 freighter flights between China and the USA each week.

China Southern Airlines also offers three non-stop 747-400 cargo service each week between Los Angeles International Airport to Shanghai and Shenzhen and one non-stop cargo flight between LAX and Shenzhen.