# Chongqing Airlines

Chongqing Airlines (Chinese: 重庆航空) is an airline based in Chongqing, China. It operates both domestic passenger services within mainland China and international passenger services to Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam and Singapore.
Chongqing Airlines had 402 employees in 2008.

## History

Chongqing Airlines is jointly owned by China Southern Airlines (60%) and Chongqing Municipal Development & Investment Company (40%). The airline was established on 16 June 2007, and received its operating licence from the Civil Aviation Administration of China on 4 July 2007.
Chongqing Airlines launched its first flight from Chongqing to Shanghai Pudong International Airport on 8 July 2007.

## Destinations

Chongqing Airlines served the following destinations in December 2024:
| Country | City | Airport | Notes |
| China | Chongqing | Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport | Hub |
| China | Dali | Dali Airport | |
| China | Fuzhou | Fuzhou Changle International Airport | |
| China | Guangzhou | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport | |
| China | Guilin | Guilin Liangjiang International Airport | |
| China | Hangzhou | Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport | |
| China | Harbin | Harbin Taiping International Airport | |
| China | Hefei | Hefei Xinqiao International Airport | |
| China | Huizhou | Huizhou Pingtan Airport | |
| China | Jinan | Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport | |
| China | Jiuzhaigou | Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport | |
| China | Kunming | Kunming Changshui International Airport | |
| China | Kunming | Kunming Wujiaba International Airport | Airport closed |
| China | Lijiang | Lijiang Sanyi International Airport | |
| China | Lhasa | Lhasa Gonggar Airport | |
| China | Mangshi | Dehong Mangshi Airport | |
| China | Nanchang | Nanchang Changbei International Airport | |
| China | Nanjing | Nanjing Lukou International Airport | |
| China | Qianjiang District | Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport | |
| China | Sanya | Sanya Phoenix International Airport | |
| China | Shanghai | Shanghai Pudong International Airport | |
| China | Shangri-La County | Dêqên Shangri-La Airport | |
| China | Shenzhen | Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport | |
| China | Tengchong | Tengchong Tuofeng Airport | |
| China | Wenzhou | Wenzhou Yongqiang International Airport | |
| China | Wuhan | Wuhan Tianhe International Airport | |
| China | Xiamen | Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport | |
| China | Xishuangbanna | Xishuangbanna Gasa Airport | |
| Maldives | Malé | Velana International Airport | |
| Singapore | Singapore | Changi Airport | |
| Sri Lanka | Colombo | Bandaranaike International Airport | |
| Thailand | Phuket | Phuket International Airport | |
| Vietnam | Hanoi | Noi Bai International Airport | |
| Vietnam | Ho Chi Minh City | Tan Son Nhat International Airport | |

## Fleet

As of December 2024, Chongqing Airlines operates an all-Airbus fleet composed of the following aircraft:
Chongqing Airlines Fleet :
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Passengers | Passengers | Passengers | Passengers | Notes |
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | C | W | Y | Total | Notes |
| Airbus A319-100 | 8 | — | 8 | — | 120 | 128 | |
| Airbus A320-200 | 10 | — | 8 | 24 | 120 | 152 | 11 airplanes were transferred from China Southern Airlines. 3 oldest airplanes replaced by A320neo. |
| Airbus A320neo | 9 | — | 4 | 24 | 138 | 166 | First 7 leased from BOC Aviation. Delivery started on September 20, 2018, lasted until mid-2019. |
| Airbus A321neo | 3 | — | 8 | 24 | 176 | 208 | Deliveries started in December 2019. |
| Total | 30 | — | | | | | |

### Historical fleet

One of the airline's first aircraft, an Airbus A320 named “The return of Hong Kong” (registration B-2345), was stored in Guangzhou. It was temporarily returned to service before being stripped for parts.