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Chongqing Airlines

IATA	ICAO	Call sign
OQ	CQN	CHONG QING

Founded

16 June 2007; 17 years ago

Hubs

Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport

Fleet size

Destinations

Parent company

China Southern Airlines (60%)

Headquarters

Chongqing, China

Key people

Liu Dejun (CEO)

Website

www.chongqingairlines.cn

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 Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam and Singapore.

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
China	Chongqing	Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport	Hub
	Dali	Dali Airport
	Fuzhou	Fuzhou Changle International Airport
	Guangzhou	Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
	Guilin	Guilin Liangjiang International Airport
	Hangzhou	Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
	Harbin	Harbin Taiping International Airport
	Hefei	Hefei Xinqiao International Airport
	Huizhou	Huizhou Pingtan Airport
	Jinan	Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport
	Jiuzhaigou	Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport
	Kunming	Kunming Changshui International Airport
	Kunming	Kunming Wujiaba International Airport	Airport closed
	Lijiang	Lijiang Sanyi International Airport
	Lhasa	Lhasa Gonggar Airport
	Mangshi	Dehong Mangshi Airport
	Nanchang	Nanchang Changbei International Airport
	Nanjing	Nanjing Lukou International Airport
	Qianjiang District	Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport
	Sanya	Sanya Phoenix International Airport
	Shanghai	Shanghai Pudong International Airport
	Shangri-La County	Dêqên Shangri-La Airport
	Shenzhen	Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport
	Tengchong	Tengchong Tuofeng Airport
	Wenzhou	Wenzhou Yongqiang International Airport
	Wuhan	Wuhan Tianhe International Airport
	Xiamen	Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
	Xishuangbanna	Xishuangbanna Gasa Airport
Singapore	Singapore	Changi Airport		^[2]
Sri Lanka	Colombo	Bandaranaike International Airport		^[3]
Thailand	Phuket	Phuket International Airport		^[4]
Vietnam	Hanoi	Noi Bai International Airport		^[5]
Vietnam	Ho Chi Minh City	Tan Son Nhat International Airport		^[6]

Fleet

As of December 2023^[update], Chongqing Airlines operates an all-Airbus fleet composed of the following aircraft:^[7]

**Chongqing Airlines Fleet**
Aircraft	Total	Orders	Passengers				Notes
Aircraft	Total	Orders	C	W	Y	Total	Notes
Airbus A319-100	8	—	8	—	120	128	^[8]^[9]
Airbus A320-200	10	—	8	24	120	152	11 airplanes were transferred from China Southern Airlines.^[10] 3 oldest airplanes replaced by A320neo.
Airbus A320neo	9	—	4	24	138	166	First 7 leased from BOC Aviation.^[11] Delivery started on September 20, 2018, lasted until mid-2019.^[12]^[13]
Airbus A321neo	3	—	8	24	176	208^[14]	Deliveries started in December 2019.^[15]
Total	30	—

Historical fleet

One of the airline's first aircraft, an Airbus A320 named “The return of Hong Kong” (registration B-2345), was stored in Guangzhou. It was temporarily returned to service before being stripped for parts.^[16]

References

^ "Google Translate". translate.google.com.
^ "Chongqing Airlines to resume Chongqing-Singapore service from late Feb-2023". CAPA. 8 February 2023.
^ "Chongqing Airlines plans Colombo launch in late-Dec 2018". SLAviationLover. Retrieved 26 Dec 2018.
^ "Chongqing Airlines Adds Phuket Service from May 2016". airlineroute. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
^ "Chongqing Airlines Adds Services to Hanoi from January 2018". routes online. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
^ "Chongqing Airlines launches Ho Chi Minh City service starting April". Retrieved 31 March 2018.
^ "Chongqing Airlines Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net.
^ "重庆航空机队规模扩至20架". www.liangjiang.gov.cn. Archived from the original on 2018-11-15. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
^ "民航资源网". i.carnoc.com.
^ "Chongqing Airlines Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
^ "重庆航空发力一举引进7架A320neo飞机". news.sina.com.cn. January 23, 2018.
^ "和讯网". www.hexun.com.
^ "重航第三架A320NEO入列近期将开通科伦坡航线". qxapi.cbg.cn.
^ "China's Chongqing Airlines adds first A321neo(LR)". ch-aviation.
^ Nick Wenzel (January 3, 2020). "Chongqing Airlines takes delivery of its first Airbus A321neo". International Flight Network. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
^ "B-2345 Chongqing Airlines Airbus A320-200". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2019-05-27.

External links

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Chongqing Airlines official website (in Chinese)

v t e China Southern Airlines
Former SkyTeam member
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Predecessor	CAAC Airlines
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