Urumqi Air
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| Founded | 2014 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | August 29, 2014[1] | ||||||
Operating bases | Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 17 (As of May 2026[1] | ||||||
| Destinations | 47 (As of May 2026)[1] | ||||||
| Parent company | HNA Aviation | ||||||
| Headquarters | Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Urumqi Air (simplified Chinese: 乌鲁木齐航空; traditional Chinese: 烏魯木齊航空) is a Chinese low-cost airline[2] headquartered in Ürümqi, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. It operates scheduled passenger services. Its main hub is Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport in Ürümqi. The airline is one of the four founding members of the U-FLY Alliance. As of 2019, the airline exceeded eight million passengers and has operated an accumulated 150,000 flight hours.[3]
Destinations
[edit]As of April 2026[update], the airline serves destinations in China and Thailand.[4]
Fleet
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As of June 2026[update], Urumqi Air operates the following aircraft:[1][5][6]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 737-800 | 17 | — | 186 | |
| Comac C909 | 1 | 40 | 90 | Deliveries from 2025 until 2032.[7] |
| Total | 18 | 40 | ||
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "公司简介".
- ↑ "." CAPA. Retrieved on November 15, 2017. "Urumqi Air Profile."
- ↑ "Urumqi Air exceeds 8m pax in five years of operations | CAPA".
- ↑ "Urumqi Air Flights and Destinations". www.flightconnections.com. April 2, 2026. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
- ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2025 - Urumqi Air". Airliner World: 56. September 2025.
- ↑ "China's Urumqi Air commits to five ARJ21s". ch-aviation.com. November 7, 2018.
- ↑ "Hainan Airlines to acquire 40 newly-rebranded COMAC C909 aircraft". aerotime.aero. November 12, 2024.
External links
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Media related to Urumqi Air at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Chinese)
