Air travel 'safe', says official

Air passengers will be guaranteed safety during the upcoming Beijing Olympics, a senior civil aviation official said yesterday.

Li Jiaxiang, head of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), was speaking on the sidelines of the ongoing NPC session in reference to the foiled attempt on Friday to crash a passenger jet bound for Beijing.

"China's civil aviation industry adopts very tight security measures, which in recent years have been among the best in the world," Li said.