
China Southern Airlines Director and President Si Xianming (podium, 2nd L) and Taiwan-based China Airlines President Sun Huang-hsiang (podium, L) attend a ceremony to inaugurate the China Southern Airlines branch office in Taipei January 15, 2009. China Southern Airlines on Thursday said it was the first airline company from the mainland to set up a registered office branch in Taiwan. [Photo: Shanghai Daily/ Agencies]

China Southern Airlines Director and President Si Xianming (L) and Taiwan-based China Airlines President Sun Huang-hsiang hug at a ceremony to inaugurate the China Southern Airlines branch office in Taipei January 15, 2009. China Southern Airlines on Thursday said it was the first airline company from the mainland to set up a registered office branch in Taiwan. [Photo: Shanghai Daily/ Agencies]

Pilots of China Southern Airlines stand in front of the company's logo before the inauguration ceremony for its branch office in Taipei January 15, 2009. China Southern Airlines on Thursday said it was the first airline company from the mainland to set up a registered office branch in Taiwan. [Photo: Shanghai Daily/ Agencies]

Flight attendants pose for the media before an inauguration ceremony for the first China Southern Airlines branch office in Taipei January 15, 2009. China Southern Airlines on Thursday said it was the first airline company from the mainland to set up a registered office branch in Taiwan. [Photo: Shanghai Daily/ Agencies]

Officials and company directors attend a ceremony to inaugurate the first China Southern Airlines branch office in Taipei January 15, 2009. China Southern Airlines on Thursday said it was the first airline company from the mainland to set up a registered office branch in Taiwan. [Photo: Shanghai Daily/ Agencies]