China Southern Airlines Reacts To The Collapse of Ansett Australia; Special Fares Available To Australian Travel Agents To Guangzhou

China Southern Airlines the largest airline in The People's Republic of China has released to Australian travel agents a series of special fares to Guangzhou (Canton) and other Chinese destinations for exclusive use by passengers stranded by the collapse of Ansett Australia.

Many China-bound passengers had used Ansett's flights from Sydney and Melbourne to Hong Kong before transferring to other carriers for continued journeys into China.

These special China Southern Airlines' fares enable travel agents to offer special prices to former Ansett passengers, provided they can present unused Ansett tickets to Hong Kong and other destinations in China. Fare details are available from local travel agents.

China Southern operates two weekly Boeing 777-IGW (increased gross weight) flights on the Melbourne - Sydney - Guangzhou route, and a third weekly service from Sydney to Guangzhou.

These flights connect with China Southern services to numerous other Chinese cities including Beijing and Shanghai.

The largest airline in The People's Republic of China for the past 21 years, China Southern Airlines 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, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Los Angeles, Manila, Melbourne, Osaka, Penang, Phnom Penh, Seoul, Singapore and Sydney.