# Donghai Airlines

Donghai Airlines is an airline headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, with its base at Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport.

## History

The company was started in November 2002 as Jetwin Cargo Airline, with 2005 being the originally anticipated launch date for flight operations, using Boeing 737 aircraft. Initially, it was owned by Orient Holdings Group (65% ownership) and (Hong Kong company) East Pacific Holdings (35% ownership).
By 2006, the airline still had not become operational, and its name changed to East Pacific Airlines. By then, the company's ownership was as follows: Shenzhen Donggang Trade (51%), Donghai United Group (25%) and Yonggang (24%), and it expected to begin service in August 2006, subject to gaining approval from Chinese aviation authorities. Delivery of its first freighter aircraft, three Boeing 737-300 converted passenger planes, occurred in September 2006.
In 2010, Donghai Jet Co. Ltd. ordered five Challenger jets from Bombardier Aerospace for business jet service. Its received its first Canadair CL-600 business jet on 13 November 2010.
In 2015, the airline announced plans for a major increase in its operations, including the beginning of international and long-haul flights between 2020 and 2023 and to have 120 aircraft by 2025, including Boeing 787 Dreamliners and additional Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.

## Destinations

| Country | City | Airport | Notes |
| Australia | Darwin | Darwin International Airport | |
| China | Baotou | Baotou Airport | |
| China | Beijing | Beijing Capital International Airport | |
| China | Changchun | Changchun Longjia International Airport | |
| China | Changsha | Changsha Huanghua International Airport | |
| China | Chengdu | Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport | |
| China | Chongqing | Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport | |
| China | Dalian | Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport | |
| China | Dongying | Dongying Shengli Airport | |
| China | Guilin | Guilin Liangjiang International Airport | |
| China | Guiyang | Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport | |
| China | Haikou | Haikou Meilan International Airport | |
| China | Handan | Handan Airport | |
| China | Hangzhou | Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport | |
| China | Harbin | Harbin Taiping International Airport | |
| China | Huaihua | Huaihua Zhijiang Airport | |
| China | Jining | Jining Qufu Airport | |
| China | Kunming | Kunming Changshui International Airport | |
| China | Lanzhou | Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport | |
| China | Lianyungang | Lianyungang Baitabu Airport | |
| China | Nanchang | Nanchang Changbei International Airport | |
| China | Nanjing | Nanjing Lukou International Airport | |
| China | Nantong | Nantong Xingdong Airport | |
| China | Nanyang | Nanyang Jiangying Airport | |
| China | Qingyang | Qingyang Airport | |
| China | Quanzhou | Quanzhou Jinjiang International Airport | |
| China | Shenzhen | Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport | Hub |
| China | Shiyan | Shiyan Wudangshan Airport | |
| China | Tianjin | Tianjin Binhai International Airport | |
| China | Wenzhou | Wenzhou Longwan International Airport | |
| China | Wuxi | Sunan Shuofang International Airport | |
| China | Xi'an | Xi'an Xianyang International Airport | |
| China | Xingyi | Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport | |
| China | Yichang | Yichang Sanxia Airport | |
| China | Yinchuan | Yinchuan Hedong International Airport | |
| China | Yiwu | Yiwu Airport | |
| China | Zhengzhou | Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport | |
| China | Zhoushan | Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport | |
| China | Zhuhai | Zhuhai Jinwan Airport | |
| Laos | Vientiane | Wattay International Airport | |
| Myanmar | Mandalay | Mandalay International Airport | |
| Myanmar | Nay Pyi Taw | Naypyidaw International Airport | |
| South Korea | Jeju | Jeju International Airport | |
| Thailand | Rayong | U-Tapao International Airport | |
| Thailand | Chiang Rai | Chiang Rai International Airport | |
| Vietnam | Haiphong | Cat Bi International Airport | |
| Vietnam | Nha Trang | Cam Ranh International Airport | |
| Vietnam | Van Don | Van Don International Airport | |

## Fleet
### Current fleet

As of April 2022, Donghai Airlines operates an all-Boeing fleet including the following aircraft:

### Former fleet

The airline previously operated 8 737-300F between September 2006 and August 2016