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Air China Announces Direct Flights to Taiwan
BEIJING
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This will be the first time in over 60 years that there have been regular
direct flights between Mainland China and
The new flights will help all travelers from both sides of the Straits to
travel more freely between the Mainland and
Scheduled flight information
Flight No. Schedule Departing Flight Time Date
From
CA185/6 Friday Beijing Beijing 0830 Taipei 1300 July 4th, 2008
Taipei 1400 Beijing 1820
CA185/6 Friday, Beijing Beijing 0830 Taipei 1300 July 5th, 2008
Sunday Taipei 1400 Beijing 1820 to Oct 25th, 2008
CA195/6 Friday, Shanghai Shanghai Pudong 1250 July 4th, 2008
Sunday Taipei 1600 to Oct 25th, 2008
Taipei 1700
Shanghai Pudong 1950
Notes: the above time is local time and the detailed flight information
on sales system will be valid.
For more information, visit Air China's website http://www.airchina.com.cn/ or call Air China Sales Service Hotline at 4008-100-999.
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