Air China (CA, Beijing Capital) chairman, Wang Changshun, has disclosed that his airline is not considering entering the Low Cost Carrier market "for the moment" adding that the domestic Chinese operating environment is not ideal for LCCs. Speaking on the sidelines of the recently ended IATA 69th AGM held in Cape Town, South Africa, Mr Wang went on to say that "Chinese carriers are not able to reduce costs relating to the introduction of aircraft, landing fees and fuel prices among others." On the issue of South African flights, Mr Wang said that Air China would only enter the South African in an "appropriate way at a right time if conditions permit." While China has often touted its strong economic, diplomatic, and in some cases historical, relations with Africa, Air China, its flag carrier, has yet to operate any scheduled flights to the continent.