China Eastern Airlines to Give Away 3,500 Free Tickets as Prize for "Expo" Voter Civil Aviation Resource Net - August 31, 2009: Recently, China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited (CEA) announced a large Expo tourist reward program. It will give away 3,500 sets of round-trip tickets and Expo tickets to attract tourists from all over the country to visit the 2010 Shanghai Expo. The prizes will be determined through online voting and lottery for the CEA "Expo" aircraft. The voting activity will run from September 1, 2009, to September 30, 2009. The designated voting sites are the official CEA website (www.ceair.com), the Expo Bureau's official website (www.expo2010.cn), and Sina.com (www.sina.com.cn). CEA will draw 3,500 lucky voters to receive rewards, including 3,500 round-trip tickets and Expo tickets. The lottery quotas will be allocated by province (region), with 100 winners from each of the 35 provinces, municipalities, autonomous regions, and Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan regions. Winners will have the opportunity to participate in the "Fly CEA, Visit the Expo" activity during the 2010 Expo. The list of lottery winners will be announced on the official CEA website within three months after the event ends, and the prizes will be delivered by CEA. A relevant CEA official stated that voters need to truthfully fill out their personal information, including name, phone number, province, workplace, mailing address, and postal code, to increase the chances of winning and facilitate prize delivery. This event will be the first time 20 selected works will be publicly disclosed to society. Based on public online votes, the most popular "Expo" aircraft body painting pattern will be selected. CEA stated that by launching the "My Favorite Expo Aircraft" online voting activity, they hand the choice over to netizens nationwide. Through the "Expo" aircraft, they aim to convey the excitement and associations of the Expo ahead of time to people all over the country, enhance passenger recognition of the "Expo" aircraft, and expand social participation in the Expo. It is reported that, to better promote, serve, and contribute to the Expo, CEA plans to complete the painting of six "Expo" aircraft before the Expo. Two have already been launched in March 2006 and July 2009 respectively. The painting schemes for the other four will be collected nationwide. Through preliminary collection and expert evaluation, 20 works have entered the candidate painting scheme, among which four will be selected as the body patterns for the "Expo" aircraft.