Hong Kong, China (May 5, 2008) /China Newswire/ — On April 23, 2008, the official website of Air China announces the formal opening of online check-in service in Hong Kong. From 18:00 one day before departure time till three hours before departure time, passengers purchasing e-ticket are expected to log on the official website of Air China at www.airchina.com.cn to choose check-in online, thus to select their favorite seats and print boarding pass on plain A4 paper. The A4 boarding pass paper ticket in Air China's online check-in service contains the two-dimensional (2D) bar code approved by BCBP (Bureau of Customs and Border Protection) of IATA. With the A4 boarding pass, passengers may directly go to the waiting lobby after completing identification confirmation procedure at the boarding counter in Hong Kong Airport. This service is applicable to international flights departing from Hong Kong, as well as international and domestic flights departing from more than 37 domestic airports. No counter confirmation is needed in this service. Passengers are able to go through security inspection with the A4 boarding pass they print out. The Self-CKI system in Beijing Capital International Airport also supports online printing of boarding pass. Passengers may select seats on the website and print boarding pass in the Airport. At the same time, the 24-hour staff check-in service in Air China sales hotline 4008-100-999, which is available seven days a week, is cancelled.

The online check-in service of Air China e-tickets not only eases the pressures of passengers at airport boarding counters, but also offers more convenient and efficient check-in service for passengers. Through the all-process electrical service of online booking, online payment and dealing with boarding, passengers improve their experience with Air China, which will greatly enhance passenger satisfaction.

As the leading domestic airline providing online check-in, Air China has been continuously striving to improve related service. Following Hong Kong, the official website of Air China will successively open this service in Vancouver, Pusan, Tokyo and other international cities. In the future, its 28 international websites will also launch online check-in service for local cities so as to accelerate the internationalization of Air China.

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