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China Southern Airlines
is now making e-ticketing available between Shenzhen and Urumqi (China).
Urumqi
the home base for Xinjiang Airlines in Western China which is currently merging its operations with China Southern Airlines
will be the 17th major Chinese city to begin Internet E-ticketing.
In 2002, China Southern recorded E-ticket sales of $72 Million (US). 2003
Internet revenues are expected to top out at more than $193 Million (US).
"We will continuously explore the E-ticket business, extend the service into
more cities, thoroughly upgrade the E-ticket system into a perfectly functional system and use this cutting-edge technology to meld the
connection of reservations, booking, flight departures, revenue accounting
and tariff," said Mr. Yan Zhi Qing, President, China Southern Air Holding
Company & Chairman of China Southern Airlines Company Ltd.
Mr. Yan added that the airline is, "demonstrating China Southern's brand
value of 'convenience and quickness', gradually improving the proportion of
E-ticket sales in China Southern's sales revenues, making China Southern
one of the leading E-business airlines within China." |
