Chongqing has formally issued a document on the compensation to be given to passengers in case of flight delays.

Just days after Chinese Internet travel website Ctrip.com proudly released its corporate social responsibility report for 2008, and days before the frenetic week-long Chinese Lunar New Year travel season begins, a Chinese consumer has made a big splash in local media with his complaint that Ctrip.com is selling dubious air insurance policies online.

Dubai-based Emirates is donating 13,000 of its First and Business Class blankets to support the relief efforts in Sichuan. The consignment will be transported in two batches to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, and further to Chengdu by train from Shanghai Yangpu Cargo Service Station. The first consignment of the blankets has already touched down at [...]

Hotels donating part of their room revenue to relief funds; airlines re-assigning aircraft to flying relief workers to the disaster zone; hotel employees lining up to donate blood; these are just a few examples of how organizations and individuals in the hospitality and travel industry have responded to the earthquake in Sichuan.

The Southwest Management Bureau of the Civil Aviation Administration of China has punished China Eastern Airlines' Yunnan Branch for the company's returned flights incident earlier this month after some of its pilots had a labor dispute.

Civil Aviation Administration of China says that from May 1, the number of luggage taken by passengers on Chinese domestic flights will be limited to ensure aviation safety.

The International Air Transport Association has welcomed the implementation of a new air route over China that will reduce air traffic congestion during the Beijing Olympics.