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CHINA Southern Airlines ceo Tan Wang’eng minced no words about the carrier’s ambitions on Sat night when he made a speech to a festival crowd in Sydney. Tan followed up his Fri announcement of a five year Sydney Festival sponsorship (see p1) by reiterating the carrier’s long term plan for 110 weekly flights to Australia, as he introduced the Sydney Symphony Orchestra for the annual Symphony in the Domain concert. His brief visit – arriving on Fri and leaving just after his speech on Sat night – also included a dinner with key industry stakeholders including Orient Express Travel Group ceo Tom Manwaring (above right), who has been dealing with CZ for more than six years and is a key Australian distribution partner for the carrier. China Southern currently carries about 80 million passengers a year, with the airline’s operation underpinned by a massive domestic network within China which comprises about 80% of its business. Manwaring is pictured above right at the Symphony in the Domain event with China Southern head of corporate affairs, Bill Bryant (left) and the carrier’s Australasian gm, Henry He. |
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