China West Air
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West Airlines Co. Ltd. operating as West Air, is an airline
based in Chongqing
, People's Republic of China
, operating a scheduled passenger network to 18 domestic destinations out of Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport
. The company was established in March 2006 by its parent company Hainan Airlines
, with the launch of scheduled services on 14 July 2010.
, Grand China Express, Hainan Airlines
, Hong Kong Airlines, Hong Kong Express
and Lucky Air
. Membership benefits include air ticket redemption and upgrade; VIP members have additional privileges of dedicated First
or Business Class
check in counters, lounge access, bonus mileage and extra baggage allowance.
Airline
An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...
based in Chongqing
Chongqing
Chongqing is a major city in Southwest China and one of the five national central cities of China. Administratively, it is one of the PRC's four direct-controlled municipalities , and the only such municipality in inland China.The municipality was created on 14 March 1997, succeeding the...
, People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
, operating a scheduled passenger network to 18 domestic destinations out of Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport
Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport
Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport is an airport located in the Yubei District of Chongqing, People's Republic of China offering a growing network of direct flights to China, South East Asia, the Middle East and Europe...
. The company was established in March 2006 by its parent company Hainan Airlines
Hainan Airlines
Hainan Airlines Company Limited is an airline headquartered in the HNA Development Building in Haikou, Hainan, People's Republic of China. It is the largest privately-owned air transport company and the fourth-largest airline in terms of fleet size in the People's Republic of China...
, with the launch of scheduled services on 14 July 2010.
Destinations
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| Chongqing Chongqing Chongqing is a major city in Southwest China and one of the five national central cities of China. Administratively, it is one of the PRC's four direct-controlled municipalities , and the only such municipality in inland China.The municipality was created on 14 March 1997, succeeding the... |
CKG | ZUCK | Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport is an airport located in the Yubei District of Chongqing, People's Republic of China offering a growing network of direct flights to China, South East Asia, the Middle East and Europe... [Hub] |
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| Dalian Dalian Dalian is a major city and seaport in the south of Liaoning province, Northeast China. It faces Shandong to the south, the Yellow Sea to the east and the Bohai Sea to the west and south. Holding sub-provincial administrative status, Dalian is the southernmost city of Northeast China and China's... |
DLC | ZYTL | Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport is the airport serving the city of Dalian in Liaoning Province, China. It is located in Ganjingzi District, about northwest of the city center... |
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| Fuzhou Fuzhou Fuzhou is the capital and one of the largest cities in Fujian Province, People's Republic of China. Along with the many counties of Ningde, those of Fuzhou are considered to constitute the Mindong linguistic and cultural area.... |
FOC | ZSFZ | Fuzhou Changle International Airport Fuzhou Changle International Airport Fuzhou Changle International Airport is an airport in Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian Province, China. The airport was inaugurated on June 23, 1997, after being approved to start constructing in 1992. The current handling capacity is approximately 6.5 million people annually. It is one of the... |
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| Guangzhou Guangzhou Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port... |
CAN | ZGGG | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport is the main airport of Guangzhou, the capital of the province of Guangdong, People's Republic of China. Both airport codes were inherited from the previous Guangzhou airport, and the IATA code reflects Guangzhou's former romanization Canton... |
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| Guilin Guilin Guilin is a prefecture-level city in the northeast of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of far southern China, sitting on the west bank of the Li River. Its name means "forest of Sweet Osmanthus", owing to the large number of fragrant Sweet Osmanthus trees located in the city... |
KWL | ZGKL | Guilin Liangjiang International Airport Guilin Liangjiang International Airport Guilin Liangjiang International Airport , is the airport serving the city of Guilin in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. It is located in Liangjiang, about southwest of the city center.... |
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| Haikou Haikou Hǎikǒu , is the capital and most populous city of Hainan Province, in the People's Republic of China. It is situated on the northern coast of Hainan, by the mouth of the Nandu River... |
HAK | ZJHK | Haikou Meilan International Airport Haikou Meilan International Airport Haikou Meilan International Airport is the largest and newest airport on the island of Hainan in the People's Republic of China... |
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| Hohhot Hohhot Hohhot , is a city in north-central China and the capital of the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region, serving as the region's administrative, economic, and cultural centre.... |
HET | ZBHH | Hohhot Baita International Airport Hohhot Baita International Airport Hohhot Baita International Airport is an airport in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China . It is the largest airport in Inner Mongolia and lies east of downtown Hohhot... |
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| Jinan Jinan Jinan is the capital of Shandong province in Eastern China. The area of present-day Jinan has played an important role in the history of the region from the earliest beginnings of civilisation and has evolved into a major national administrative, economic, and transportation hub... |
TNA | ZSJN | Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport | |||
| Kunming Kunming ' is the capital and largest city of Yunnan Province in Southwest China. It was known as Yunnan-Fou until the 1920s. A prefecture-level city, it is the political, economic, communications and cultural centre of Yunnan, and is the seat of the provincial government... |
KMG | ZPPP | Kunming Wujiaba International Airport Kunming Wujiaba International Airport - History :The airport is among the oldest airports in China, with a history that can be traced back over 100 years to the early 1900s, when Wujiaba Airport was first built under the supervision of local warlord, General Tang Jiyao.... |
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| Nanjing Nanjing ' is the capital of Jiangsu province in China and has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having been the capital of China on several occasions... |
NKG | ZSNJ | Nanjing Lukou International Airport Nanjing Lukou International Airport Nanjing Lukou International Airport is the main airport of Nanjing, the capital of China's Jiangsu province. The airport is located in the suburban Jiangning District, over 35 km to the south from Nanjing's downtown area.... |
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| Qingdao Qingdao ' also known in the West by its postal map spelling Tsingtao, is a major city with a population of over 8.715 million in eastern Shandong province, Eastern China. Its built up area, made of 7 urban districts plus Jimo city, is home to about 4,346,000 inhabitants in 2010.It borders Yantai to the... |
TAO | ZSQD | Qingdao Liuting International Airport Qingdao Liuting International Airport Qingdao Liuting International Airport is located in the city of Qingdao, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China and serves as the main airport for the city. It is about 31 km away from the city of Qingdao... |
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| Sanya Sanya Sanya is the southernmost city in China and is a part of Hainan Province. In 2006, it had a population of 536,000, making it, after the provincial capital , the second most populous city on the island. The city is renowned for its tropical climate and has emerged as a popular tourist destination,... |
SYX | ZJSY | Sanya Phoenix International Airport Sanya Phoenix International Airport Sanya Phoenix International Airport is an airport in Sanya, Hainan, People’s Republic of China . It is located about northwest of the city center.... |
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| Tianjin Tianjin ' is a metropolis in northern China and one of the five national central cities of the People's Republic of China. It is governed as a direct-controlled municipality, one of four such designations, and is, thus, under direct administration of the central government... |
TSN | ZBTJ | Tianjin Binhai International Airport Tianjin Binhai International Airport Tianjin Binhai International Airport is an airport located east of Tianjin, in Dongli District. It is one of the major air cargo centers in the People's Republic of China.... |
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| Wenzhou Wenzhou Wenzhou is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. The area under its jurisdiction, which includes two satellite cities and six counties, had a population of 9,122,100 as of 2010.... |
WNZ | ZSWZ | Wenzhou Yongqiang Airport Wenzhou Yongqiang Airport Wenzhou Yongqiang International Airport is the airport serving the city of Wenzhou in southern Zhejiang Province, China.The airport is located 24 km southeast of the city. In 2010, Wenzhou airport was the 28th busiest airport in the People's Republic of China with 5,326,802... |
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| Wuhan Wuhan Wuhan is the capital of Hubei province, People's Republic of China, and is the most populous city in Central China. It lies at the east of the Jianghan Plain, and the intersection of the middle reaches of the Yangtze and Han rivers... |
WUH | ZHHH | Wuhan Tianhe International Airport Wuhan Tianhe International Airport Wuhan Tianhe International Airport serves Wuhan, the capital of the Hubei Province, China. It was opened on April 15, 1995. The airport is located in Wuhan's suburban Huangpi District, around 26 kilometres to the north of Wuhan city center... |
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| Xiamen Xiamen Xiamen , also known as Amoy , is a major city on the southeast coast of the People's Republic of China. It is administered as a sub-provincial city of Fujian province with an area of and population of 3.53 million... |
XMN | ZSAM | Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport -Cargo airlines:-See also:*List of airports in the People's Republic of China*China's busiest airports by passenger traffic-External links:*... |
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| Xishuangbanna | JHG | ZPJH | Xishuangbanna Gasa Airport Xishuangbanna Gasa Airport Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport is an airport in Jinghong, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China . Due its location in Jinghong, it is also known as Jinghong International Airport -Airlines and destinations:... |
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| Zhangjiajie Zhangjiajie Zhangjiajie is a prefecture-level city in the northwestern part of Hunan province in China. It comprises the district of Yongding and counties of Cili and Sangzhi... |
DYG | ZGDY | Zhangjiajie Airport Zhangjiajie Airport Zhangjiajie Airport is an airport in Zhangjiajie, Hunan, People's Republic of China .-Airlines and destinations:-References:... |
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| Zhuhai Zhuhai Zhuhai is a prefecture-level city on the southern coast of Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in the Pearl River Delta, Zhuhai borders Jiangmen to the northwest, Zhongshan to the north, and Macau to the south. Zhuhai was one of the original Special Economic Zones... |
ZUH | ZGSD | Zhuhai Sanzao Airport Zhuhai Sanzao Airport Zhuhai Sanzao Airport is the main airport serving the city of Zhuhai in Guangdong, China. It is located some 60 kilometers southwest of the Zhuhai city center in Sanzao Town, Jinwan District.... |
Fleet
As of May 2011, the West Air fleet consists of the following aircraft with an average age of 5.1 years:| Aircraft | In Service | Passengers |
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| Airbus A319-100 | |
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| Airbus A320-200 | |
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| Boeing 737-300 | |
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| Total | 9 |
Loyalty programmes
The Fortune Wings Club is the loyalty programme for West Air and its sister airlines, including Grand China AirGrand China Air
Grand China Air is a Chinese airline based at Haikou Meilan International Airport.Grand China Air is managed under a parent company called Grand China Airlines Holding Company which is held jointly by Hainan province government , George Soros , and the HNA group .-History:Grand China Air was...
, Grand China Express, Hainan Airlines
Hainan Airlines
Hainan Airlines Company Limited is an airline headquartered in the HNA Development Building in Haikou, Hainan, People's Republic of China. It is the largest privately-owned air transport company and the fourth-largest airline in terms of fleet size in the People's Republic of China...
, Hong Kong Airlines, Hong Kong Express
Hong Kong Express Airways
Hong Kong Express Airways Limited , is an airline based in Hong Kong, with its main hub at Hong Kong International Airport. The airline operates scheduled passenger services to 19 destinations in seven countries across Asia, including codeshares with its sister airline, Hong Kong Airlines...
and Lucky Air
Lucky Air
Lucky Air is an airline based in Kunming, Yunnan, People's Republic of China. It operates scheduled services from Dali to Kunming and Xishuangbanna, and plans to expand to other areas of China. Its main base is Dali Airport.- History :...
. Membership benefits include air ticket redemption and upgrade; VIP members have additional privileges of dedicated First
First class (aviation)
First class is a luxury travel class on some airliners that exceeds business class, premium economy, and economy class. On a passenger jetliner, first class refers to a limited number of seats or cabins located in the front of the aircraft which are notable for their comfort, service, and privacy...
or Business Class
Business class
Business class is a travel class available on many commercial airlines and rail lines, known by brand names which vary by airline or rail company. In the airline industry, it was originally intended as an intermediate level of service between economy class and first class, but many airlines now...
check in counters, lounge access, bonus mileage and extra baggage allowance.