Friday, March 6, 2009

Spring Airlines Launches Maiden Low-cost Flight In Shanghai


Chinese athletes perform Lion Dance during a ceremony to launch the first flight of Spring Airlines at Hongqiao Airport on July 18, 2005 in Shanghai, China. The maiden flight of Shanghai's first low-cost private airline, Spring Airlines, is from Shanghai to Yantai of Shandong Province, carring 168 passengers, 13 of them got the lowest-price ticket of the flight, which sells at RMB 199 (about USD 24). At least three private sector airlines have received approval from civil aviation authorities in China, including Eagle United in Chengdu, Spring International Airlines in Shanghai and Okay Airways, based in the Beijing area.

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