Chongqing Airlines

Chongqing Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
OQ CQN CHONG QING
Founded 16 June 2007
Operating bases Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport
Fleet size 21
Destinations 30
Parent company China Southern Airlines (60%)
Headquarters Chongqing, China
Key people Liu Dejun (CEO)
Website

Chongqing Airlines (Chinese: 重庆航空) is an airline based in Chongqing, China. It operates both domestic passenger services within mainland China and international passenger services to Thailand and Vietnam respectively.

Chongqing Airlines had 402 employees in 2008.[1]

History

Chongqing Airlines is jointly owned by China Southern Airlines (60%) and Chongqing Municipal Development & Investment Company (40%). The airline was established on 16 June 2007, and received its operating licence from the Civil Aviation Administration of China on 4 July 2007.

Chongqing Airlines launched its first flight from Chongqing to Shanghai Pudong International Airport on 8 July 2007.

Destinations

Chongqing Airlines served the following destinations in January 2016:

Country City Airport Notes Refs
 ChinaBeijingBeijing Capital International Airport
 ChinaChangshaChangsha Huanghua International Airport
 ChinaChongqingChongqing Jiangbei International AirportHub
 ChinaDaliDali Airport
 ChinaFuzhouFuzhou Changle International Airport
 ChinaGuangzhouGuangzhou Baiyun International Airport
 ChinaGuilinGuilin Liangjiang International Airport
 ChinaHangzhouHangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
 ChinaHarbinHarbin Taiping International Airport
 ChinaHefeiHefei Xinqiao International Airport
 ChinaHuizhouHuizhou Pingtan Airport
 ChinaJinanJinan Yaoqiang International Airport
 ChinaJiuzhaigouJiuzhai Huanglong Airport
 ChinaKunmingKunming Changshui International Airport
 ChinaKunmingKunming Wujiaba International AirportAirport Closed
 ChinaLijiangLijiang Sanyi International Airport
 ChinaLhasaLhasa Gonggar Airport
 ChinaMangshiDehong Mangshi Airport
 ChinaNanchangNanchang Changbei International Airport
 ChinaNanjingNanjing Lukou International Airport
 ChinaQianjiang DistrictQianjiang Wulingshan Airport
 ChinaSanyaSanya Phoenix International Airport
 ChinaShanghaiShanghai Pudong International Airport
 ChinaShangri-La CountyDêqên Shangri-La Airport
 ChinaShenzhenShenzhen Bao'an International Airport
 ChinaTengchongTengchong Tuofeng Airport
 ChinaWenzhouWenzhou Yongqiang International Airport
 ChinaWuhanWuhan Tianhe International Airport
 ChinaXiamenXiamen Gaoqi International Airport
 ChinaXishuangbannaXishuangbanna Gasa Airport
 ThailandPhuketPhuket International Airport[2]
 VietnamHanoiNoi Bai International Airport[3]
 VietnamHo Chi Minh CityTan Son Nhat International Airport[4]

Fleet

A Chongqing Airlines Airbus A320 in standard livery in 2014

The Chongqing Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of September 2018):[5]

Chongqing Airlines Fleet
Aircraft Total Orders Passengers Notes
F C W Y Total
Airbus A319-100 6 — — 8 — 120 128
Airbus A320-200 14 — — 8 24 120 152 11 fleets were transferred from China Southern Airlines[6]
3 oldest fleets will be replaced by A320neo
Airbus A320neo 1 6 — 4 24 138 166 Leased from BOC Aviation[7]
First delivery on September 20 2018
Will be completed in early 2019
Total 21[8] 6
The Chongqing Airlines Airbus A320 in "Happy Chongqing" livery

References

  1. ↑ Chongqing Airlines History
  2. ↑ "Chongqing Airlines Adds Phuket Service from May 2016". airlineroute. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Chongqing Airlines Adds Services to Hanoi from January 2018". routes online. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  4. ↑ "Chongqing Airlines launches Ho Chi Minh City service starting April". Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2017): 11.
  6. ↑ "Chongqing Airlines Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
  7. ↑ http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2018-01-23/doc-ifyqtycx2225631.shtml
  8. ↑ https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Chongqing-Airlines
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