Dragonairs New Inflight Menu Offers Passengers Signature Dishes from Hilton Beijing Wangfujings Prestigious Restaurant

Hong Kong - The award-winning Hilton Beijing Wangfujing will showcase its unique dining experience to Dragonair First Class and Business Class passengers starting from May 16, 2009. Chynna, the hotels signature restaurant will offer a full menu of distinctive Chinese classic dishes on board all Dragonair flights from Beijing to Hong Kong.

Travellers can look forward to signature dishes of Chynna restaurant such as Fresh Abalone Sliced with Shanghai Wine Sauce, Pork Meat Ball, Salted Scallop, Drunken Chicken in Yellow Wine and Fried Prawns with Sweet and Sour Sauce.

This new inflight menu brings the best of Chinese cuisine to our passengers, highlighting our dedication to creating a memorable travel experience, says Patrick Yeung, Dragonair General Manager China. We are committed to offering the best service and dining experience onboard our aircraft.

Nils-Arne Schroeder, Hilton Beijing Wangfujing General Manager remarked We are proud to have been chosen by Dragonair to offer travellers to indulge in the best of Beijing dining during their flights. One of the most memorable things about the hotel is the cuisine. Whether dining in our signature Chinese restaurant, Chynna, or enjoying light taste impressions in Flames, or delighting in our fresh Macanese cuisine in Vascos, nobody will be able to forget the dining experience.

Maggie Yeung, Dragonair General Manager Inflight Services, adds: We want our passengers to feel like they are dining in a refined and exclusive restaurant. We pay meticulous attention to every detail of the process - from the choice of ingredients to the preparation and presentation of the dishes. Working together with this restaurant, Dragonair is delighted to present our passengers with the most innovative and delectable dishes in the air.

Chynna at the new Hilton Beijing Wangfujing is designed to be a theatrical space serving an innovative menu that combines regional Chinese classics with modern cooking techniques. This nouveau gourmet Chinese restaurant is adorned with Chinese artifacts and ornate chandeliers. Chef de Cuisine Yan Zheng, a graduate of the prestigious Beijing Xinyuanli Culinary School, serves modern interpretations of Cantonese, Sichuan, Anhui and Hunan cuisine in a dramatic and unique way.

Photo caption: Photo shows (2nd from left) Nils-Arne Schroeder, General Manager of Hilton Beijing Wangfujing and (3rd from left) Miao Miao, General Manager of Cathay Pacific Beijing Office during the launch of the partnership between Hilton Beijing Wangfujing and Dragonair.

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About Hilton Beijing Wangfujing Hilton Beijing Wangfujing sets the standard for modern comfort. Designed as a chic and intimate, lifestyle hotel, featuring 255 guestrooms including 58 suites, the hotel is ideally located on Wangfujing Street, one of Beijings most prestigious addresses. The property provides easy access to the citys prominent commercial and cultural centers, and is a short walk from many major tourist and shopping attractions.

About Dragonair Dragonair, an affiliate member of oneworld, is a Hong Kong-based airline operating a fleet of 32 passenger aircraft and one freighter serving 34 regional destinations, including 20 cities in Mainland China. Dragonair has been recognised for its product and service quality, and was voted "Best Regional Airline: SE Asia" in the annual World Airline Survey run by Skytrax in 2007/08. Dragonair is part of the Cathay Pacific Group, providing seamless connectivity for passengers to more than 100 cities around the globe.

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Dragonair China Press Office: Jennifer Tsang, Public Relations Manager Tel: (86) (10) 59057753 Email: jennifer.ok.tsang@dragonair.com

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