An Interview with Zhang Bingbing, General Manager of Marketing & Sales Center Northern China, Air China

Air China Limited (Air China) is the only national flag carrier of China and a member of Star Alliance, the largest airlines network in the world. It has been ranked among the Fortune Global 500 for 9 years in a row, the only airlines under CAAC that earns the title. Air China is both an institutional member of WTCF and a member of the Committee of Civil Aviation.

Release time : 2017-05-16 11:59:16

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Air China Limited (Air China) is the only national flag carrier of China and a member of Star Alliance, the largest airlines network in the world. It has been ranked among the Fortune Global 500 for 9 years in a row, the only airlines under CAAC that earns the title. Air China is both an institutional member of WTCF and a member of the Committee of Civil Aviation.

Q: Air China offers flights that service international destinations in 6 continents. Air China has been dedicated to expanding its global route network from its hub in Beijing. Recent years has also witnessed Air China’s effort in synchronizing expansion of its intercontinental networks in some key cities. What is Air China’s strategy for 2017?

A: Since March 26th, 2017, the summer and autumn flight schedule has been adapted by Air China. Accordingly, passenger traffic routes have reached 395, including 102 international, 14 regional, and 279 domestic. Air China operates 8,500 flights with 1.66 million seats each week to 39 countries and 180 cities, among which 64 are international, 3 regional, and 113 domestic.

Air China will speed up its international expansion of its route network from its hub in Beijing. Air China will operate 3 weekly flights with the Airbus A330-200 from Shanghai to Barcelona starting on May 5th, 3 weekly flights with the Airbus A320 from Beijing to Astana starting on June 1st, and 4 weekly flights with the Airbus A330-200 from Beijing to Zurich starting on June 7th. Given the slowdown of international route expansion worldwide, and increase of business traveling volume, Air China’s robust expansion in overseas market exhibits its ambition in competing for quality route resources despite the restricted Freedoms of the Air, and confidence of its sound growth in 2017. This strategic expansion will bring Air China closer to its goal of “being the most competitive large network airlines in