# Lucky Air

Lucky Air (Chinese: 祥鹏航空公司; pinyin: Xiángpéng Hángkōng Gōngsī) is a Chinese low-cost airline based in Kunming, Yunnan, China. The airline started with flights connecting Kunming with Dali and Xishuangbanna, and later expanded to other domestic and international destinations. Its main base is Kunming Changshui International Airport. The airline is one of the four founding members of the U-FLY Alliance.

## History

The airline was established in July 2004 as a start-up airline known as Shilin Airlines. Hainan Airlines had invested 2.93 million yuan in the company, while its affiliate Shanxi Airlines invested 47.07 million yuan. The airlines provided the new company with three Dornier aircraft, a Boeing aircraft, and a Dash-8. The Yunnan Shilin Tourism Aviation Co. also invested a further 1 million yuan.
On 23 December 2005, Shilin Airlines was renamed Lucky Air. It started operations with a flight between Kunming and Dali within Yunnan on 26 February 2006.
The airline is owned by Hainan Airlines, Shanxi Airlines and Yunnan Shilin Tourism Aviation. It has 263 employees (at March 2007).
The airline is one of the four founding members of the U-FLY Alliance, which is the world's first alliance of low-cost carriers. It formed in January 2016 by HK Express, Lucky Air, Urumqi Air, and West Air. Lucky intended to deploy 787-9s to Europe and North America by the end of 2016.
On 10 January 2025, Lucky Air flight 8L843 left Dali Fengyi Airport for Kuala Lumpur, marking the first international direct air route from the prefecture.

## Destinations

Lucky Air has expanded its network rapidly. By now, it covers 51 domestic cities, 11 foreign cities and 2 regional cities.
| Country | City | Airport | Notes |
| Brunei | Bandar Seri Begawan | Brunei International Airport | |
| Cambodia | Sihanoukville | Sihanouk International Airport | Terminated |
| China | Anqing | Anqing Tianzhushan Airport | |
| China | Baoshan | Baoshan Yunrui Airport | |
| China | Baotou | Baotou Airport | |
| China | Beijing | Beijing Capital International Airport | |
| China | Cangyuan | Cangyuan Washan Airport | |
| China | Chengdu | Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport | |
| China | Chengdu | Chengdu Tianfu International Airport | Base |
| China | Chongqing | Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport | |
| China | Dali | Dali Airport | |
| China | Dalian | Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport | |
| China | Datong | Datong Yungang Airport | |
| China | Diqing | Diqing Shangri-La Airport | |
| China | Fuzhou | Fuzhou Changle International Airport | |
| China | Ganzhou | Ganzhou Huangjin Airport | |
| China | Guangzhou | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport | |
| China | Guilin | Guilin Liangjiang International Airport | |
| China | Guiyang | Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport | |
| China | Haikou | Haikou Meilan International Airport | |
| China | Hangzhou | Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport | |
| China | Harbin | Harbin Taiping International Airport | |
| China | Hefei | Hefei Xinqiao International Airport | |
| China | Hohhot | Hohhot Baita International Airport | |
| China | Huai'an | Huai'an Lianshui Airport | |
| China | Jieyang | Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport | |
| China | Jinan | Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport | |
| China | Jinzhou | Jinzhou Bay Airport | |
| China | Kunming | Kunming Changshui International Airport | Base |
| China | Kunming | Kunming Wujiaba International Airport | Airport Closed |
| China | Lancang | Lancang Jingmai Airport | |
| China | Lanzhou | Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport | |
| China | Lijiang | Lijiang Sanyi International Airport | Base |
| China | Longyan | Longyan Guanzhishan Airport | |
| China | Luzhou | Luzhou Lantian Airport | |
| China | Mangshi | Dehong Mangshi Airport | |
| China | Mianyang | Mianyang Nanjiao Airport | |
| China | Nanchang | Nanchang Changbei International Airport | |
| China | Nanjing | Nanjing Lukou International Airport | |
| China | Nanning | Nanning Wuxu International Airport | |
| China | Ningbo | Ningbo Lishe International Airport | |
| China | Ninglang | Ninglang Luguhu Airport | |
| China | Pu'er | Pu'er Simao Airport | |
| China | Qingdao | Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport | |
| China | Qingdao | Qingdao Liuting International Airport | Airport Closed |
| China | Sanya | Sanya Phoenix International Airport | |
| China | Shanghai | Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport | |
| China | Shanghai | Shanghai Pudong International Airport | |
| China | Shenzhen | Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport | |
| China | Shijiazhuang | Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport | |
| China | Taiyuan | Taiyuan Wusu International Airport | |
| China | Tengchong | Tengchong Tuofeng Airport | |
| China | Tianjin | Tianjin Binhai International Airport | |
| China | Urumqi | Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport | |
| China | Wenzhou | Wenzhou Longwan International Airport | |
| China | Wuhan | Wuhan Tianhe International Airport | |
| China | Xiamen | Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport | |
| China | Xi'an | Xi'an Xianyang International Airport | |
| China | Xishuangbanna | Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport | |
| China | Xuzhou | Xuzhou Guanyin International Airport | |
| China | Yichang | Yichang Sanxia Airport | |
| China | Yichun | Yichun Mingyueshan Airport | |
| China | Zhengzhou | Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport | Base |
| China | Zhuhai | Zhuhai Jinwan Airport | |
| Indonesia | Denpasar | Ngurah Rai International Airport | Terminated |
| Indonesia | Manado | Sam Ratulangi International Airport | |
| Japan | Osaka | Kansai International Airport | Terminated |
| Malaysia | Kota Kinabalu | Kota Kinabalu International Airport | Terminated |
| Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | Kuala Lumpur International Airport | |
| Malaysia | Penang | Penang International Airport | |
| Philippines | Cebu | Mactan–Cebu International Airport | |
| Philippines | Manila | Ninoy Aquino International Airport | Terminated |
| Russia | Moscow | Domodedovo International Airport | Terminated |
| Russia | Moscow | Sheremetyevo International Airport | Terminated |
| Russia | Saint Petersburg | Pulkovo Airport | |
| South Korea | Jeju | Jeju International Airport | |
| South Korea | Muan | Muan International Airport | |
| Taiwan | Taipei | Taoyuan International Airport | Terminated |
| Thailand | Bangkok | Suvarnabhumi Airport | |
| Thailand | Chiang Mai | Chiang Mai International Airport | |
| Thailand | Koh Samui | Samui Airport | Terminated |
| Thailand | Krabi | Krabi International Airport | Terminated |
| Thailand | Phuket | Phuket International Airport | |
| Vietnam | Haiphong | Cat Bi International Airport | |
| Vietnam | Nha Trang | Cam Ranh International Airport | |
| Vietnam | Phu Quoc | Phu Quoc International Airport | |
| Vietnam | Hanoi | Noi Bai International Airport | |

## Fleet

As of December 2024, Lucky Air operates the following aircraft:
Lucky Air fleet :
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Passengers | Passengers | Notes |
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | C | Y | Total | Notes |
| Airbus A320-200 | 7 | — | 8 | 150 | 158 | |
| Airbus A320neo | 6 | — | — | 186 | 186 | |
| Airbus A330-300 | 4 | — | 24 | 279 | 303 | |
| Boeing 737-700 | 10 | — | 8 | 120 | 128 | |
| Boeing 737-700 | 10 | — | — | 148 | 148 | |
| Boeing 737-800 | 20 | — | 8 | 156 | 164 | |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | 3 | — | 8 | 168 | 176 | |
| Total | 51 | — | | | | |