Ｅａｇｌｅｓ Ａｒｅ Ｈｏｖｅｒｉｎｇ ａｔ ｔｈｅ Ｃｒａｄｌｅ ｏｆ Ｌｏｖｅ Ｓｏｎｇｓ

Ｙｉ　Ｓｈｉｚｈｏｎｇ　＆　Ｂａｏ　Ｌｉｄａ

In the late autumn of 2007, the Southwest Branch of China Airlines sent off one A319airbns, named B6238, to cross over Mt. Gongkya (7556 meters above sea level) andsafely land at the Kangding Airport - which is acknowledged as the world's secondhighest airport. The success of the experimental flight ends the history of unavailabil-ity of civil airline flights in Garze Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province. It also marks theclosure of the final preparation phase and readiness to move to the next stage - launching theairline from Chengdu to Kangding in May of 2008. The time consumed in commuting betweenthe two places will be shortened to only 35 minutes.