9 Air

9 Air (九元航空) is a Chinese low-cost airline headquartered in Baiyun, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. 9 Air was created as a subsidiary of Juneyao Air in 2014.[2]
9 Air is the first and only low-cost airline in Central and Southern China, with Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport as the main operating base. It successfully launched its first flight on December 2, 2014, and officially started commercial operations on January 15, 2015.[3]
Juneyao Air currently owns 95.24% shares of 9 Air Co Ltd and the remainder 4.76% is owned by Ji Guangping.[4]
== History[edit] ==
9 Air's daily operations were initiated on 15 January 2015 for the route from Guangzhou – Wenzhou – Harbin.[5]
On August 30, 2014, the first aircraft of 9 Air arrived in Guangzhou, a Boeing 737-8GP(WL) with tail number B-1715 leased from CMIG Aviation Leasing. The vertical tail was painted orange.[6]
On July 15, 2016, Boeing delivered the first 9 Air-owned aircraft on the anniversary of Boeing's 100th birthday. For this Boeing 737-800, 9 Air and Boeing chose a special commemorative edition of gold tail livery.[6]
On January 23, 2018, the 9 Air's Wi-Fi Internet service test on the Boeing 737 was successful. 9 Air becomes the first domestic airline to achieve in-flight Wi-Fi access on a narrow-body aircraft.[6]
On October 30, 2018, the 17th new aircraft and the first B737MAX arrived in Guangzhou, tail number B-206J, and the vertical tail was painted in red.[6]
On July 8, 2019, 9 Air launched a direct flight from Guangzhou to Sihanoukville, Cambodia, becoming the first Chinese airline operating this route. As of June 2020, 9 Air is no longer operating this route.[7]
On March 17, 2020, 9 Air flew the first cargo charter flight between China and Myanmar, and received the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar's request for assistance. 9 Air flew flight AQ1359 Guangzhou-Yangon flight, delivering urgently needed materials to ensure the normal operation and stability of the local Chinese business plants and overseas Chinese workers. On March 19, 2020, four rescue flights were dispatched from Shenzhen and Guangzhou, and 573 Hubei citizens who were stranded in Thailand were able to return home safely.[6]
On March 31, 2020, 9 Air successfully obtained the cabin cargo operation qualification from CAAC.[6]
== Services[edit] ==
=== Economy[edit] ===
9 Air offers all-economy seating across its fleet. The economy cabin includes extra leg room seats, the ability to buy on board meals, and non-alcoholic drinks.[2]
== Destinations[edit] ==
9 Air serves the following destinations:
Country	City/Region 	Airport 	Notes	Refs
China 	Anshun 	Anshun Huangguoshu Airport 	 	
China 	Changbaishan 	Changbaishan Airport 	 	
China 	Changchun 	Changchun Longjia International Airport 	 	
China 	Changsha 	Changsha Huanghua International Airport 	 	
China 	Dalian 	Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport 	 	
China 	Guangzhou 	Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport 	Hub 	
China 	Guiyang 	Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport	 	
China 	Haikou 	Haikou Meilan International Airport 	 	
China 	Harbin 	Harbin Taiping International Airport 	 	
China 	Hefei 	Hefei Xinqiao International Airport 	 	
China 	Hohhot 	Hohhot Baita International Airport 	 	
China 	Lanzhou 	Lanzhou Zhongchuan International 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 	Qianjiang 	Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport 	 	
China 	Sanya 	Sanya Phoenix International Airport 	 	
China 	Shaoyang 	Shaoyang Wugang Airport 	 	
China 	Shenyang 	Shenyang Taoxian International Airport 	 	
China 	Tianjin 	Tianjin Binhai International Airport 	 	
China 	Urumqi 	Urumqi Diwopu International Airport 	 	
China 	Wenzhou 	Wenzhou Longwan International Airport 	 	
China 	Wuhan 	Wuhan Tianhe International Airport 	 	
China 	Wuxi 	Sunan Shuofang International Airport 	 	
China 	Xi'an 	Xi'an Xianyang International Airport 	 	
China 	Xishuangbanna	Xishuangbanna Gasa Airport 	 	
China 	Yanji 	Yanji Chaoyangchuan International Airport	 	
China 	Yantai 	Yantai Penglai International Airport 	 	
China 	Yichang 	Yichang Sanxia Airport 	 	
China 	Zhengzhou 	Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport 	 	
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