West Air (China)


West Airlines Co. Ltd., operating as West Air, is a low-cost airline based in New North Zone, Chongqing, China, operating a scheduled passenger network to domestic and international destinations out of its hub, Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport. The company was established in March 2006 by its parent company Hainan Airlines, with the launch of scheduled services on 14 July 2010. The airline is one of the four founding members of the U-FLY Alliance.
On 4 February 2016, West Air launched its inaugural international flight between Chongqing and Singapore.

Destinations

West Air serves 40 destinations, with South Korea and Myanmar the only two markets outside of China.
CountryCityIATAICAOAirportNoteRefs
AksuAKUZWAKAksu Airport
BeijingPEKZBAABeijing Capital International Airport
ChongqingCKGZUCKChongqing Jiangbei International Airport
DalianDLCZYTLDalian Zhoushuizi International Airport
DaochengDCYZUDCDaocheng Yading Airport
FuzhouFOCZSFZFuzhou Changle International Airport
GuangzhouCANZGGGGuangzhou Baiyun International Airport
GuilinKWLZGKLGuilin Liangjiang International Airport
GuiyangKWEZUGYGuiyang Longdongbao International Airport
HaikouHAKZJHKHaikou Meilan International Airport
HefeiHFEZSOFHefei Xinqiao International Airport
HohhotHETZBHHHohhot Baita International Airport
JinanTNAZSJNJinan Yaoqiang International Airport
KorlaKRLZWKLKorla Airport
KunmingKMGZPPPKunming Changshui International Airport
LhasaLXAZULSLhasa Gonggar Airport
NanjingNKGZSNJNanjing Lukou International Airport
NanningNNGZGNNNanning Wuxu International Airport
QingdaoTAOZSQDQingdao Liuting International Airport
SanyaSYXZJSYSanya Phoenix International Airport
ShanghaiPVGZSPDShanghai Pudong International Airport
ShigatseRKZZURKShigatse Peace Airport
TianjinTSNZBTJTianjin Binhai International Airport
WenshanWNHZPWSWenshan Puzhehei Airport
WenzhouWNZZSWZWenzhou Yongqiang Airport
WuhanWUHZHHHWuhan Tianhe International Airport
XiamenXMNZSAMXiamen Gaoqi International Airport
XishuangbannaJHGZPJHXishuangbanna Gasa Airport
ZhangjiajieDYGZGDYZhangjiajie Hehua International Airport
ZhengzhouCGOZHCCZhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport
ZhuhaiZUHZGSDZhuhai Jinwan Airport
OsakaKIXRJBBKansai International Airport
SapporoCTSRJCCNew Chitose Airport
MandalayMDLVYMDMandalay International Airport
SingaporeSINWSSSSingapore Changi Airport
JejuCJURKPCJeju International Airport

Fleet

, the West Air fleet consists of only Airbus aircraft:

AircraftIn ServiceOrdersPassengersNotes
Airbus A319-1004—144
Airbus A320-200
25
—
180
Nine aircraft fitted with 186 seats.
Airbus A320-200
25
—
186
Nine aircraft fitted with 186 seats.
Airbus A320neo7—186
Total36—

Fleet History

West Air has previously operated the following aircraft:
The Fortune Wings Club is the loyalty program for West Air and its sister airlines, including Capital Airlines, Tianjin Airlines, Grand China Air, Grand China Express, Hainan Airlines, Hong Kong Airlines, Hong Kong Express and Lucky Air. Membership benefits include air ticket redemption and upgrade; VIP members have additional privileges of dedicated First or Business Class check in counters, lounge access, bonus mileage and extra baggage allowance.