# Okay Airways

Okay Airways (Chinese: 奥凯航空公司; pinyin: Aòkǎi Hángkōng gōngsī) is an airline headquartered in Daxing District, Beijing, People's Republic of China. It operates passenger flight services and dedicated cargo services. Its main hubs are Tianjin Binhai International Airport and Xi'an Xianyang International Airport, with a secondary hub at Changsha Huanghua International Airport.

## History

* China launches its first private airline
Okay Airways was established in June 2004 and in February 2005 received an aviation carrier business license from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). It is China's first private sector airline. The carrier's maiden flight from its base in Tianjin to Changsha was on 11 March 2005, with 81 people on board.
Okay Airways leased three Boeing 737-300F aircraft and started cargo services as a local partner of FedEx Express in March 2007.
Flights were suspended for one month beginning on 15 December 2008, due to a dispute between the carrier and its shareholders.

## Corporate affairs

It is headquartered in Daxing District, Beijing.
Previously it was headquartered in an Air China office facility in Zone A of the Tianzhu Industrial Zone of Shunyi District, Beijing, and before in Fengtai District, Beijing.

## Destinations

As of July 2024, Okay Airways flies (or has flown) to the following destinations:
| Country | City | Airport | Notes |
| China | Changsha | Changsha Huanghua International Airport | Secondary Hub |
| China | Chaoyang | Chaoyang Airport | |
| China | Chengdu | Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport | |
| China | Chongqing | Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport | |
| China | Dalian | Dalian Zhoushuizi International 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 | Heihe | Heihe Airport | |
| China | Jiagedaqi | Jiagedaqi Airport | |
| China | Jiamusi | Jiamusi Dongjiao Airport | |
| China | Jining | Jining Qufu Airport | |
| China | Jixi | Jixi Xingkaihu Airport | |
| China | Kunming | Kunming Changshui International Airport | |
| China | Lanzhou | Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport | |
| China | Libo | Libo Airport | |
| China | Liping | Liping Airport | |
| China | Mohe | Mohe Gulian Airport | |
| China | Nanjing | Nanjing Lukou International Airport | |
| China | Ningbo | Ningbo Lishe International Airport | |
| China | Qingdao | Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport | |
| China | Qingdao | Qingdao Liuting International Airport | Airport Closed |
| China | Quanzhou | Quanzhou Jinjiang International Airport | |
| China | Sanya | Sanya Phoenix International Airport | |
| China | Shanghai | Shanghai Pudong International Airport | |
| China | Shenyang | Shenyang Taoxian International Airport | |
| China | Tianjin | Tianjin Binhai International Airport | Hub |
| China | Tongren | Tongren Fenghuang Airport | |
| China | Ürümqi | Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport | |
| China | Wuyishan | Wuyishan Airport | |
| China | Xiamen | Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport | |
| China | Xi'an | Xi'an Xianyang International Airport | Hub |
| China | Xining | Xining Caojiabao International Airport | |
| China | Yanji | Yanji Chaoyangchuan International Airport | |
| China | Yantai | Yantai Penglai International Airport | |
| China | Yongzhou | Yongzhou Lingling Airport | |
| China | Yulin | Yulin Yuyang Airport | |
| China | Zhangjiajie | Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport | |
| China | Zhanjiang | Zhanjiang Airport | |
| China | Zhuhai | Zhuhai Jinwan Airport | |
| Indonesia | Denpasar | Ngurah Rai International Airport | |
| Japan | Aomori | Aomori Airport | |
| Japan | Hakodate | Hakodate Airport | |
| Japan | Osaka | Kansai International Airport | |
| Japan | Tokyo | Haneda Airport | |
| Philippines | Cebu | Mactan–Cebu International Airport | Terminated |
| Philippines | Kalibo | Kalibo International Airport | |
| South Korea | Daegu | Daegu International Airport $^{Seasonal}$ | Terminated |
| South Korea | Jeju | Jeju International Airport | |
| Thailand | Bangkok | Suvarnabhumi Airport | |
| Thailand | Krabi | Krabi International Airport | |
| Thailand | Phuket | Phuket International Airport | |
| Vietnam | Da Nang | Da Nang International Airport | |
| Vietnam | Phu Quoc | Phu Quoc International Airport | |

## Fleet
### Current fleet

As of July 2024, Okay Airways operates an all-Boeing fleet composed of the following aircraft:
Okay Airways Fleet :
| Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
| Boeing 737-800 | 20 | — | 177 | |
| Boeing 737-900ER | 6 | 2 | 200 | |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | 2 | 5 | TBA | |
| Boeing 737 MAX 10 | — | 8 | TBA | |
| Boeing 787-9 | — | 5 | TBA | |
| Okay Airways Cargo fleet |||||
| Boeing 737-400SF | — | 2 | Cargo | To be leased from Air Transport Services Group |
| Total | 28 | 23 | | |

### Fleet development

In June 2017, the airline announced an order for 15 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft consisting of 7 737 MAX 8 and 8 737 MAX 10. In November 2017, the airline signed a firm order for 5 Boeing 787-9 aircraft.
Okay Airways used to have a regional fleet of 13 Xian MA-60. With the establishment of the new Joy Air on October 30, 2016, the regional fleet of Okay Airways (all the 13 Xian MA60) has been transferred to Joy Air.

### Former fleet

The airline previously operated the following aircraft (as of August 2018):
* 2 further Boeing 737-800