West Air (China)

West Air
西部航空
IATA ICAO Call sign
PN CHB WEST CHINA
Founded2007; 17 years ago (2007)
Commenced operations2010; 14 years ago (2010)
HubsChongqing Jiangbei International Airport
Frequent-flyer programFortune Wings Club
AllianceU-FLY Alliance
Fleet size38
Destinations36
Parent companyHNA Group
Chongqing yufu assets management group
HeadquartersChongqing, China
Websitewww.westair.cn

West Airlines Co. Ltd. (simplified Chinese: 西部航空责任公司; traditional Chinese: 西部航空責任公司; pinyin: Xībù Hángkōng Zérèn Gōngsī), operating as West Air, is a low-cost airline based in New North Zone, Chongqing, China,[1] operating a scheduled passenger network to domestic and international destinations out of its hub, Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport.[2] The company was established in March 2006 by its parent company Hainan Airlines, with the launch of scheduled services on 14 July 2010. The airline is one of the four founding members of the U-FLY Alliance.

On 4 February 2016, West Air launched its inaugural international flight between Chongqing and Singapore.[3][4]

  1. ^ "大学新生 - 西部航空." (Archive) West Air. Retrieved on August 30, 2012. "备注：也可采用特快邮寄至 :重庆市北部新区高新园星光大道76号天王星B座21楼 西部航空有限责任公司"
  2. ^ "West Air starts flights between Singapore and Chongqing - Channel NewsAsia". www.channelnewsasia.com. Archived from the original on 2016-02-04.
  3. ^ "West Air starts flights between Singapore and Chongqing". Channel NewsAsia.
  4. ^ "Chinese airline West Air to start thrice-weekly flights between Chongqing and Singapore". The Straits Times. 4 February 2016.