1 .1 General

1.1.1 U nless otherwise provided for in paragraphs 1.1.3, 1.2 and 1.3 of these C onditions of Carriage , these C onditions Carriage apply to public air transportation operated by us for the purpose of transporting passengers and baggage by civil aircraft and charging fees. These C onditions of Carriage form part of the contract between us and the passenger, and the rights, obligations and responsibilities of both parties are bound by these C onditions of Carriage .

1.1.2 If the provisions in these C onditions of Carriage change frequently, we may formulate relevant regulations separately and treat them as part of these C onditions of Carriage . If the separately formulated regulations are inconsistent with these C onditions of Carriage , the separately formulated regulations shall take precedence over these conditions.

1 .1. 3 T hese Conditions of Carriage also apply to carriage on special tickets such as free tickets and special fare tickets. Where discrepancies exist between the conditions of use of free tickets and of special fare tickets and these C onditions of Carriage , the conditions of use of such tickets shall prevail.

1.1.4 If we sell tickets or perform check-in for the flights of other carriers, we will only act as an agent of such carrier s . You are requested to develop an understanding of the o perating carrier s’ transportation regulations.

1 .2 Charter operations

F or the t ransportation performed pursuant to a charter agreement, these Conditions of Carriage apply only where these Conditions of Carriage are incorporated by reference in the provisions of the charter agreement or in the conditions of use the charter flight t icket.

1 .3 Codeshare

On some flights we have implemented "codesha re " with other carriers. This means that even if you book a flight and hold a ticket with our name or airline code, you may be on a flight actually operated by another carrier. We are obligated to inform you of the actual carrier of the flight when you purchase the ticket.

Our Conditions of Carriage also apply to the codeshare flights operated by other carriers. However, each operating carrier of a codeshare flight has its own conditions of carriage or transportation regulations with respect to the operation of its own flights, and some may differ from our Conditions of Carriage for flights operated by us. Except for Article 2 and Article 3 of these Conditions of Carriage, t hese different rules and conditions of carriage established by the operating carrier will be considered part of our Conditions of Carriage on codeshare flights, and will take precedence over our Conditions of Carriage on these codeshare flights.

When it comes to codeshare flights, the differences between our regulations and conditions of carriage and those of the operating carrier could involve, but are not limited to regulations on flight check-in , d enied boarding and restrict ed transportation , regulations on b a ggage transportation, regulations on overbooking, flight delays and cancellations, and regulations on flight diversions, etc .

1 .4 Overriding law

The establishment, validity, interpretation, performance, dispute resolution and other contractual issues shall be governed by the laws of the People’s Republic of China as well as the international conventions concluded or acceded to by the People's Republic of China .

If any p rovision contained in these C onditions of Carriage is in direct conflict with the applicable laws and international conventions, the applicable laws and international conventions shall prevail. If any p rovision of these C onditions of Carriage is in direct conflict with applicable laws and international conventions and thus is deemed i nvalid , t he other p rovisions of these C onditions of Carriage s hall remain valid.