Air China Launches Arrival Lounges

BEIJING, July 11, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- First/Business Class passengers or PhoenixMiles Platinum and Gold members flying from Vancouver, European cities and Australia to Beijing on flights operated by Air China qualify for access to our around-the-clock arrival lounges at T3 of Beijing, and can stay there for a good rest for up to 3 hours. Amenities in the lounges include shower, Internet access, printer and drinks - of course, all for free. Valid from July 10. For more information, contact our locations in Canada, Europe and Australia or head to www.airchina.com.

Air China: Carrying China, Spanning the World

Air China is China's only national flag carrier and a Star Alliance member. In addition to commercial operations, it also provides special flight services for the country's state leaders on official visit to other countries.

By a fleet of 290 Airbus and Boeing aircraft (including 280 passenger airliners and 10 freighters),  1 training planes and 6business jets, we run 276routes - 69 international, 14 regional, and 193 domestic - serving a total of 137 cities, including 43 international, 4 regional and 90 domestic, in 30 countries and regions. We offer over 6,900 flights with over 1, 100,000 seats every week. Thanks to our admission to the Star Alliance, our route network, with Beijing as its hub, 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.

By our innovation and quality service, we have won numerous accolades of the industry. In December of 2010, Air China was honored one of the Top 500 brands by the World Brand Lab with brand value of RMB 40.629 billion, and the carrier has been ranked among the world's most respected companies for years on end. Also in the month, Air China was voted as one of the "top 60 Most Influential Brands of the Republic", and the award fully reflects Air China's outstanding contributions to the country's economic growth and the well-being communities in the past six decades.

For more information, please visit our website www.airchina.com.cn, or call our service hotline 4008-100-999 / member services hotline 4006-100-666.