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December 13, 2004, Taipei, Taiwan – After
introducing two Boeing 747-400 passenger jets and one Airbus
330-300 jet in December, China Airlines will increase flight
frequencies to Seattle, Houston and Rome, and change to larger
aircraft types on several routes, at the beginning of 2005.
The CI 016/015 Taipei-Seattle-Houston route, which was
inaugurated just 6 months ago, will be increased from 3 flights to
4 flights per week. The CI 067/068 Taipei-Bangkok-Rome route, with
3 weekly flights, will be increased to 4 weekly flights.
The 276-seat A340-300 aircraft now serving CI 012/011, the
Taipei-New York route, will be switched to a B747-400 with 397
seats, an increase in seat capacity of 44%. The thrice-weekly CI
181/182 Taipei-Delhi route will use an A340-300.
China Airlines currently flies to 48 passenger and cargo
destinations in 22 nations. By the end of 2004, China Airlines
will operate a fleet of 63 modern aircraft, including 47 passenger
jets and 16 freighters. The average age of its fleet will be just
5.8 years.
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