Flying on China Southern over Chinese New Year? Be aware that the airline is no longer a member of SkyTeam. New agreements are already in place that will see most passenger benefits continue, while the airline has also rolled out a new-look frequent flyer program.
春节过中国南方航空？ 请注意，该航空公司不再是天合联盟的成员。 新的协议已經到位，大部分乘客福利將繼續下去，而航空公司也推出了全新的飛行常客計劃。
On 24 December, 2019, China Southern Airlines released an official statement confirming that it will it will no longer be a member of SkyTeam from 1 January, 2020.
2019年12月24日，中国南方航空公司发布官方声明，确认自2020年1月1日起，它将不再是天合联盟的成员。
The airline’s departure means that SkyTeam is now the smallest of the three three major airline alliances, by passenger numbers, behind OneWorld (#2) and Star Alliance (#1). SkyTeam now counts 18 airlines among its members.
该航空公司的离开意味着天合联盟现在是三个主要航空公司联盟中最小的，按乘客人数计算，仅次于OneWorld（#2）和星空联盟（#1）。 天合联盟现在有18家航空公司的成员。
Of the 18, China Southern no longer cooperates with Aeroméxico, China Eastern Airlines, Garuda Indonesia, Kenya Airways, and Tarom.
在18架飞机中，中国南方航空不再与墨西哥航空、中国东方航空、印度尼西亚鹰航、肯尼亚航空和塔罗姆航空合作。
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It is not clear whether miles previously accrued on flights operated by the five aforementioned shall still be honoured by China Southern.
目前还不清楚中国南方航空是否仍然会兑现之前在上述五个航班上累积的里程。
New China Southern Frequent Flyer Program
新的中国南方航空飞行常客计划
The new CZ Priority VIP program replaces SkyPriority, meaning the airline’s gold and silver members continue to enjoy the same benefits. These include priority check-in, baggage, boarding and VIP lounge access. SkyTeam partners’ Elite and Elite Plus members are entitled to same.
新的CZ Priority VIP计划取代了SkyPriority，这意味着该航空公司的黄金和白银会员将继续享受相同的福利。 这些包括优先办理登机手续、行李、登机和使用贵宾休息室。 天合联盟合作伙伴的精英和精英Plus会员也有权享受同样的权利。
Announced just a week before the split took place, the deal has actually been in the works for the past year. China Southern first indicated that its exit was likely in November of 2018, intending to be out of the alliance by January of 2019.
就在分拆前一周宣布，这笔交易实际上已经在过去一年里进行了。 中国南方航空首次表示，其退出可能会在2018年11月，并打算在2019年1月之前退出联盟。
Instead, the airline spent much of last year signing new codeshare agreements with American Airlines, British Airways, Emirates, Finnair, JAL, Qantas and Qatar Airways.
相反，该航空公司去年大部分时间都与美国航空公司、英国航空公司、阿联酋航空、芬兰航空、日航、澳洲航空和卡塔尔航空公司签署了新的代码共享协议。
A SkyTeam spokesperson said, “SkyTeam and China Southern have worked very closely together over the last 12 months to ensure a smooth transition for all SkyTeam customers. This process was mostly completed on December 31, 2019. We continue to wish China Southern all the best in its future ambitions”.
天合联盟发言人表示：“在过去的12个月里，天合联盟和中国南方航空一直密切合作，以确保所有天合联盟客户的顺利过渡。 这个过程在2019年12月31日基本完成。 我们继续祝愿中国南方航空在未来的雄心中一切顺利。”
China Southern is one of China’s “Big Three” airlines, together with Air China and China Eastern. It is Asia’s largest airline in terms of size of fleet, revenue and number of passengers carried.
中国南方航空与中国国际航空和中国东方航空一起是中国“三巨头”航空公司之一。 就机队规模、收入和客运量而言，它是亚洲最大的航空公司。
The airline began operations of its first long-haul international route, Guangzhou–Beijing–Amsterdam, in November of 1996. China Southern is based at Guangzhou’s Baiyun Airport and is the only Chinese carrier to operate the Airbus A380.
该航空公司于1996年11月开始运营其首条长途国际航线，广州-北京-阿姆斯特丹。 中国南方航空总部位于广州白云机场，是唯一一家运营空中客车A380的中国航空公司。
