9 Air
9 Air Co., Ltd., operating as 9 Air, (Chinese: 九元航空; pinyin: Jiǔyuán Hángkōng; Jyutping: gau2 jyun4 hong4 hung1) is a Chinese low-cost airline headquartered near Guangzhou, China, created as a subsidiary of Juneyao Airlines in 2014.[2]
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| Founded | 2015 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 24 May 2020 | ||||||
| Hubs | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 20 | ||||||
| Destinations | 34 | ||||||
| Parent company | Juneyao Airlines | ||||||
| Headquarters | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | ||||||
| Website | http://9air.com[1] | ||||||
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| Chinese | 九元航空有限公司 | ||||||||||
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9 Air is the first and only low-cost airline in Central and Southern China, with Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport as the main operating base. It successfully launched its first flight on December 2, 2014 and officially started commercial operation on January 15, 2015.[3]
Juneyao Airlines currently owns 95.24% shares of 9 Air Co Ltd and the remainder 4.76% is owned by Ji Guangping. [4]
History
Daily operations were initiated on 15 January 2015 for the route Guangzhou – Wenzhou – Harbin.[5]
On August 30, 2014, the first aircraft of 9 Air arrived in Guangzhou, a Boeing 737-8GP(WL) with tail number B-1715 leased from CMIG Aviation Leasing, and the vertical tail was painted orange.[6]
On July 15, 2016, Boeing delivered the first 9 Air owned aircraft on the anniversary of its 100th birthday. For this Boeing 737-800, 9 Air and Boeing chose a special commemorative edition of gold tail livery. [6]
On January 23, 2018, the 9 Air's Wi-Fi Internet service test on the Boeing 737 was successful. 9 Air becomes the first domestic airline to achieve in flight Wi-Fi access on narrow-body aircraft. [6]
On October 30, 2018, the 17th new aircraft and the first B737MAX arrived in Guangzhou, tail number B-206J, and the vertical tail was painted in red.[6]
On July 8, 2019, 9 Air launched a direct flight from Guangzhou to Sihanoukville, Cambodia becoming the first Chinese airline operating this route. As of June 2020, 9 Air is no longer operating this route. [7]
On March 17, 2020, 9 Air flew the first cargo charter flight between China and Myanmar, and received the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar's request for assistance. 9 Air flew flight AQ1359 Guangzhou-Yangon flight, delivering urgently needed materials to ensure the normal operation and stability of the local Chinese business plants and oversea Chinese workers. On March 19, 2020, 4 rescue flights were dispatched from Shenzhen and Guangzhou respectively, and 573 Hubei citizens who are stranded in Thailand were able to return home safely.[6]
On March 31, 2020, 9 Air successfully obtained the cabin cargo operation qualification from CAAC.[6]
Services
Economy
9 Air offers all-economy seating across its fleet. The economy cabin includes extra leg rooms seats(require advance purchase), buy on board meals and non-alcoholic drinks.[2]
Destinations
9 Air serves the following destinations:
Fleet
As of June 2020, 9 Air operates an all-Boeing fleet consisting of the following aircraft:[8][9]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers (Y) |
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| Boeing 737-800 | 19 | — | 189 | |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | 1 | — | 189 | Grounded due to Boeing 737 MAX groundings |
| Total | 20 | — | ||
References
- "9 Air web site". 9 Air.
- "Contact Us". 9 Air. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
Postal Code：510470 Address: No.1 Lukouzibian, Xicheng Village, Renhe Town, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PRC.
- Address in Chinese: "广东省广州市白云区人和镇方华公路自编1号 邮编：510470" - "About 9 Air". 9 Air.
- "民航休闲小站". www.xmyzl.com. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- "9 Air Launches Scheduled Revenue Service from mid-Jan 2015". airlineroute.net. 12 January 2015.
- "9 Air History (in Chinese)". 9 Air.
- "9 Air Destination Map". 9 Air.
- "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World. October 2019: 9.
- "9 Air Fleet Details and History". planespotters.net. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
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