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China Airlines, whose operations are
directly supervised by the General Administration of Civil Aviation
of China (CAAC), always provides a welcoming, safe and high quality
service to visitors traveling to China. On both domestic and international
air routes, the airlines in China have developed rapidly over the
last fifty years.
Currently there are nine state airlines, among these
Air China, China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and
Hainan Airlines are the four largest Airlines. In addition, there
are also nearly 10 civilian-run airlines that have started up in
about 2006 such as Spring International, Juneyao Airlines, Eaststar
Airlines, United Eagle Airlines and OK Airlines. They all provide
travelers with modern facilities and world-class aircraft.
By the end of 2006, there are more than 200 airports
in China serving 1, 336 regular air routes with nearly 1, 000 aircraft
taking off and landing every day. With the hub of air travel based
in Beijing, the air traffic connects 140 domestic cities. Besides,
268 international air routes operated by 15 Airlines connect 91
international cities in 42 countries. Eighty-six overseas airlines
also operate air routes to China.
Flights operated by any of the China airlines connect
travelers to major tourist cities and attractions around the world.
Their flight attendants are well-trained and speak the main international
languages. The Airlines have been attested to be world leaders in
their safe, reliable and high-quality service.
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