Wealthy Chinese charter flights to watch Olympics
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Wealthy">Wealthy</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="chartering">chartering</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="jets">jets</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>.</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="chartered">chartered</span> <span word="jets">jets</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="Hongqiao">Hongqiao</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Airport">Airport</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="officer">officer</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="identified">identified</span>.</p><p>"<span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 40 <span word="passengers">passengers</span>, <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="businessmen">businessmen</span>, <span word="traveled">traveled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="chartered">chartered</span> <span word="planes">planes</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="officer">officer</span> <span word="predicted">predicted</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="charter">charter</span> <span word="flights">flights</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="closing">closing</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Jing">Jing</span> <span word="Yiming">Yiming</span>, <span word="vice">vice</span>-<span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="Airport">Airport</span> <span word="Group">Group</span>, 132 <span word="business">business</span> <span word="jets">jets</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2011, <span word="up">up</span> <span word="from">from</span> 32 <span word="in">in</span> 2008.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="charter">charter</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expanding">expanding</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wealthy">wealthy</span> <span word="businessmen">businessmen</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Demand">Demand</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="clients">clients</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="dramatically">dramatically</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="realized">realized</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="chartered">chartered</span> <span word="flights">flights</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Jiale">Jiale</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="representative">representative</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Deer">Deer</span> <span word="Jet">Jet</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="subsidiary">subsidiary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hainan">Hainan</span> <span word="Airlines">Airlines</span>.</p><p><span word="Deer">Deer</span> <span word="Jet">Jet</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="charter">charter</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Championship">Championship</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="July">July</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="sending">sending</span> <span word="clients">clients</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="charter">charter</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="exceeds">exceeds</span> 1 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($157,000) <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="trip">trip</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reservation">reservation</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="advance">advance</span>.</p>
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