BEIJING, Dec. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Starting March 10,
2012, Air China will resume Shanghai-Paris rotations CA833/4 and
change the Shanghai-Beijing-Paris service CA933/4 to Beijing-Paris
direct service. B777-300ER widebodies will be used on these routes
to replace the original A340.
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Air China's Paris office recently invited nearly two hundred guests
from the government as well as sectors of civil aviation, industry,
commerce and travel, including French Minister for Transport
Thierry Mariani and Chinese ambassador in Paris Mr. Kong Quan and
his wife to a grand gala which was intended to generate appropriate
publicity for the resumption of the direct link between Shanghai
and Paris and the change of aircraft type on the Beijing-Paris
route.
Since joining the Star Alliance, the world's largest airline
network, in 2007, Air China has been cementing its foothold in the
international market. Its extensive route network places 1,160
destinations in 181 countries worldwide within easy reach. What Air
China has done with respect to the Beijing-Paris market is just one
of the moves that the carrier is making to shore up its
international presence. In 2012, Air China will make further
inroads into the overseas market. Take Europe as an example. The
inauguration of links to Dusseldorf, Athens and Milan in 2011 will
be followed by that of Beijing-Copenhagen rotations in 2012, which
will bring Air China's European destinations up to 13. Currently,
Air China is the largest carrier serving the China-Europe
market.
SOURCE﹛Air China