China Southern Airlines has participated in its first anti-hijacking drill staged at the new Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport.

The first, large-scale anti-hijack drill was held recently at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport and carried out by the newly created Guangdong Province Anti-Hijack Team.

We were honored to have fully participated in this important security operation that — although we pray the day never comes — it may one day help save many lives, said Si Xian Min, President, China Southern Airlines.

More than 800 law enforcement representatives from more than 10 different organizations including the Armed Police Force Corp, Guangdong Province Public Security Agency; Central and South China Air Traffic Management Bureau; General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC) and China Southern Airlines together with two helicopters and more than 80 automobiles joined in the mock crisis emergency simulation.