BEIJING, Feb. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- As part of its
effort to build its hub in China's southwestern city of Chengdu,
Air China will open a Shanghai-Chengdu-Mumbai route on May 2,
2012.
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With the introduction of the new service, Mumbai will be the 10th
city accessible by Air China's flights from Chengdu; the other
cities include Tokyo, Nagoya, Seoul, Singapore, Bangalore,
Kathmandu, Karachi, Taipei China and Hong Kong China. The four
weekly flights, CA429/430, will be offered with A319 by Air China's
southwestern offshoot.
Mumbai is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Known as
India's "west gateway", it is the country's largest port and
important hub of transportation. As an economic center and
industrial base, Mumbai boasts Asia's longest "Gold Market Street".
It's the birthplace of India's textile industry and one of the
world's most important textile products exporters.
About Air China
Air China is China's only national flag carrier and a Star Alliance
member. Using a fleet of 306 Airbus and Boeing aircraft, we run 289
routes serving 30 countries and regions. Thanks to our admission to
the Star Alliance, our route network, with Beijing as its hub,
coupled with the even stronger network of the Star Alliance, is
able to place 1,160 destinations in 181 countries within our
reach.
PhoenixMiles is our frequent flyer program that allows our loyal
customers to accrue mileage and request awards in our worldwide
system. Air China's frequent flyer program has a membership of 17
million.
In 2011, Air China was featured in the Top 500 World Brands
rankings for the fifth consecutive year. For more information,
please visit our website www.airchina.com.
SOURCE﹛Air China