Urumqi Air

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Urumqi Air
乌鲁木齐航空
烏魯木齊航空
IATA ICAO Call sign
UQ CUH LOU LAN
Founded2014; 10 years ago (2014)
Commenced operations2014; 10 years ago (2014)
HubsÜrümqi Diwopu International Airport
AllianceU-FLY Alliance
Fleet size16
Destinations31
Parent companyHainan Airlines
HeadquartersÜrümqi, Xinjiang, China
Websitewww.urumqi-air.com

Urumqi Air (simplified Chinese: 乌鲁木齐航空; traditional Chinese: 烏魯木齊航空) is a low-cost airline[1] headquartered in Ürümqi, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. It operates scheduled passenger services. Its main hub is Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport in Ürümqi. The airline is one of the four founding members of the U-FLY Alliance. As of 2019, the airline exceeded eight million passengers and has operated an accumulated 150,000 flight hours.[2]

Destinations

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Country City Airport Note Ref
China Aksu Akesu Hongqipo Airport
Changsha Changsha Huanghua International Airport
Chengdu Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
Haikou Haikou Meilan International Airport
Hefei Hefei Xinqiao International Airport
Hotan Hetian Kungang Airport
Karamay Kelamayi Guhai Airport
Kashgar Kashi Laining International Airport
Lanzhou Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport
Lianyungang Lianyungang Baitabu Airport Airport Closed
Lianyungang Huaguoshan Airport
Mianyang Mianyang Nanjiao Airport
Qingdao Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport
Qingdao Liuting International Airport Airport Closed [3]
Ürümqi Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport Hub
Xi'an Xi'an Xianyang International Airport
Yining Yining Airport
Zhengzhou Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport [3]
Japan Nagoya Chubu Centrair International Airport
Russia Irkutsk International Airport Irkutsk [4]
Thailand Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport

Fleet

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Urumqi Air Boeing 737-800

As of September 2023, Urumqi Air operates the following aircraft:[5][6][7]

Urumqi Air fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
Boeing 737-800 15 186
Comac ARJ21-700 1 4[6][needs update] TBA Deliveries since 2019.[6]
Total 15 4

References

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  1. ^ "[1]." CAPA. Retrieved on November 15, 2017. "Urumqi Air Profile."
  2. ^ "Urumqi Air exceeds 8m pax in five years of operations | CAPA".
  3. ^ a b "乌鲁木齐航空将于6月开通乌鲁木齐-郑州-青岛往返航线-中新网".
  4. ^ Liu, Jim (June 15, 2018). "Urumqi Air proposes Irkutsk late-June 2018 launch". Routesonline. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  5. ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World. October 2019: 11.
  6. ^ a b c "China's Urumqi Air commits to five ARJ21s". ch-aviation.com. November 7, 2018.
  7. ^ "Urumqi Air Fleet Details and History". planespotters.net. August 23, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
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