Loong Air
长龙航空
Zhejiang Loong Airlines logo
IATA ICAO Callsign
GJ CDC LOONG AIR[1]
Founded2012
Commenced operations2012 (cargo)
29 December 2013 (passenger)
Operating basesHangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
Fleet size70
Destinations97[2]
HeadquartersHangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang
Key peopleLiu Yi (President)
Liu Qihong (刘启宏) (Chairman)
Websitewww.loongair.cn
Loong Air
Simplified Chinese长龙航空
Traditional Chinese長龍航空
Zhejiang Loong Airlines Co. Ltd
Simplified Chinese浙江长龙航空公司
Traditional Chinese浙江長龍航空公司
CDI Cargo
Simplified Chinese长龙国际货运航空公司
Traditional Chinese長龍國際貨運航空公司

Zhejiang Loong Airlines Co. Ltd (Chinese: 浙江长龙航空公司), branded as Loong Air (长龙航空) and previously as CDI Cargo (长龙国际货运航空公司), is a Chinese airline based in Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport in Hangzhou, Zhejiang.[3]

History

Loong Airlines was originally a cargo airline named CDI Cargo Airlines,[4] which started services in 2012 with one Boeing 737-300F freighter.[5] It was approved to become a passenger airline by the Civil Aviation Administration of China and started domestic services in 2013.[6] On 25 September 2013, the airline signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus for the purchase of 20 Airbus A320 twin-engined aircraft.[6] Its first flight started on 29 December 2013 from Hangzhou to Chongqing and Hangzhou to Shenzhen.[7]

Destinations

Country City Airport Notes Refs
Bangladesh Dhaka Shahjalal International Airport Cargo Charter [8][9]
Cambodia Sihanoukville Sihanouk International Airport Passenger [10]
China Beijing Beijing Capital International Airport Passenger + Cargo [11]
Bijie Bijie Feixiong Airport Passenger [12]
Chengdu Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport Passenger [13][14][15][16]
Chengdu Chengdu Tianfu International Airport Passenger [17]
Chongqing Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport Passenger [7][18]
Chifeng Chifeng Yulong Airport Passenger [15]
Dalian Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport Passenger + Cargo
Guangzhou Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Passenger + Cargo
Guiyang Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport Passenger [19]
Haikou Haikou Meilan International Airport Passenger
Hangzhou Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport Hub [20]
Harbin Harbin Taiping International Airport Passenger [15]
Kunming Kunming Changshui International Airport Passenger + Cargo
Lijiang Lijiang Sanyi International Airport Passenger [12]
Linyi Linyi Qiyang Airport Passenger [15]
Luoyang Luoyang Beijiao Airport Passenger [14][21][22]
Nanning Nanning Wuxu International Airport Passenger
Nantong Nantong Xingdong Airport Cargo
Shenzhen Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport Passenger + Cargo [7]
Tongliao Tongliao Airport Passenger
Wanzhou Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport Passenger [19]
Xi'an Xi'an Xianyang International Airport Passenger [23]
Xiangyang Xiangyang Liuji Airport Passenger [13]
Yinchuan Yinchuan Hedong International Airport Passenger [21][22]
Zhengzhou Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport Passenger [15]
Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport Passenger [24]
Indonesia Jakarta Soekarno–Hatta International Airport Seasonal
Japan Osaka Kansai International Airport Passenger [25]
Kazakhstan Almaty Almaty International Airport Passenger [20]
Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Manas International Airport Passenger [26][16]
Malaysia Kota Kinabalu Kota Kinabalu International Airport Charter
Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur International Airport Begins 1 February 2024 [27]
Myanmar Mandalay Mandalay International Airport Passenger [28]
Philippines Kalibo Kalibo International Airport Passenger
South Korea Jeju Jeju International Airport Passenger [29]
Yangyang Yangyang International Airport Seasonal [30]
Thailand Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport Passenger [31]
Pattaya U-Tapao International Airport [32]
Uzbekistan Tashkent Islam Karimov Tashkent International Airport Seasonal [33]
Vietnam Da Nang Da Nang International Airport Charter [34]
Nha Trang Cam Ranh International Airport Charter [34]

Sources:[1]

Fleet

Airbus A320 with Loong Air livery at Toulouse-Blagnac airport
Airbus A321neo with 2022 Asian Games promotional livery

As of July 2022, Loong Air fleet consists of the following aircraft:[35][36]

Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Y+ Y Total
Airbus A319-100 1 — — 156 156
Airbus A320-200 28 — — 174 174
Airbus A320neo 29 — 18 156 174
Airbus A321neo 9 1 8 202 210
Cargo Fleet
Boeing 737-300F 3 — Cargo
Total 70 1

* The airline has an MoU with Airbus for the purchase of 11 Airbus A320ceo and 9 Airbus A320neo.[6]

** The airline has a letter of intent with Airbus for the purchase of 20 A220s.(previously Bombardier CSeries)[37]

See also

References

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