Air China Goes for Gold With its Olympic Standard Facilities

    BEIJING, Aug. 20 /Xinhua-EMWNews/ -- Air China has made

gold-standard improvements to its fleet and raised the bar for customer

services, to give its passengers the best possible experience during the

Olympic Games.



    



    Air China's move to Terminal 3, together with other Star Alliance

carriers, was the first stage in a new era for the airline. Since then Air

China has invested RMB 688 million in revamping its luxury cabins of 15 of

its long-haul jumbo jets. Now, the new First Class and Business Class

cabins, which are aptly named Forbidden Pavilion and Capitol Pavilion, have

become firm favorites with executive travelers.



    Air China has also invested RMB 568 million in equipment geared towards

the Olympics and Paralympics, including over 1,000 ramp vehicles, and 100

in- flight narrow wheelchairs and 120 ordinary ones. The investment has

made Air China the country's only carrier equipped with wheelchairs on

board.



    Air China has also given its staff Olympic standard training to ensure

optimum in-flight service. Over 8,000 staff have attended training programs

and workshops to improve English proficiency, etiquette, and wheelchair and

occupational skills.



    Olympic athletes and officials will have the best possible service

during the Games, four ticketing counters and eight check-in counters at

the Olympics village will guarantee that whether you are an Olympic

sprinter, or weightlifter, you will never miss your flight!



    Carrying China, Spanning the World



    As a Star Alliance member, the Beijing 2008 Olympics Airline Partner

and the only flag carrier of China, Air China operates a worldwide network

from its hub in Beijing. By a fleet of 214 Airbus and Boeing aircraft, Air

China runs 243 routes -- 168 domestic, 69 international, and 6 regional --

serving 28 countries and regions, offering over 6,000 flights with over

1,000,000 seats every week to 81 domestic and 42 overseas and regional

destinations.