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Hainan Airlines

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China's fourth-largest airline, connecting the world with elegance.

Founded

1993

Headquarters

Haikou, China

Hainan Airlines is a major Chinese carrier headquartered in Haikou, Hainan Province. Founded in 1993, it has grown from a regional operator into one of China's largest airlines, known for its high service standards and extensive domestic and international route network. The airline is a subsidiary of the HNA Group, which experienced significant financial difficulties in the late 2010s and early 2020s, leading to restructuring. Despite these challenges, Hainan Airlines maintained operations and retained its reputation for quality in-flight service. Hainan Airlines has received multiple Skytrax five-star ratings, placing it among an elite group of global carriers. It operates a wide range of routes across Asia, Europe, North America, and beyond, serving both leisure and business travelers.

Hubs & network

Hainan Airlines operates primary hubs at Beijing Capital International Airport and Haikou Meilan International Airport, with secondary operations at several other major Chinese airports.

Fleet

Hainan Airlines operates a fleet composed primarily of Boeing 737 and Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, along with Airbus A330 widebody jets for long-haul routes.

Notable facts

›Hainan Airlines has been rated a five-star airline by Skytrax multiple times, one of very few carriers globally to achieve this distinction.
›The airline is controlled by HNA Group, which underwent a major court-supervised bankruptcy restructuring beginning in 2021.
›Hainan Airlines launched some of the first direct flights between China and the United States operated by a Chinese carrier.
›The airline was the first Chinese carrier to order the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
›Despite HNA Group's financial troubles, Hainan Airlines continued to expand its international network throughout the 2010s.

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Hainan Airlines is China's largest privately founded carrier and a four-time Skytrax 5-Star airline, operating an extensive domestic and international network from hubs across China.

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Primary hubs

Beijing Capital International AirportPEK · 59 rts Xi'an Xianyang International AirportXIY · 26 rts Guangzhou Baiyun International AirportCAN · 24 rts Haikou Meilan International AirportHAK · 24 rts Shenzhen Bao'an International AirportSZX · 23 rts

Route network map (470 legs)

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Route network

AKU → URC738

AUH → NBO320

BCN → BRU320 319

BRU → CPH319

BRU → FCO320

BRU → TXL319 320

CAN → AEB738

CAN → KHN738

CAN → TPE738

CAN → WEF738

CGO → CGQ738

CGO → SYX738

CGQ → CGO738

CIH → XMN738

CKG → CAN738

CKG → HAK738

CKG → LHW738

CKG → PEK738

CKG → SYX738

CKG → URC738

CKG → XIY738

CSX → HAK738

CSX → LHW738

CSX → NNG738

CSX → TYN738

CSX → XMN738

CTU → AUH332

CTU → HAK737

CTU → PEK738

DLC → JMU738

DLC → WUH738

FOC → CGO738

FOC → HAK738

GVA → AUH333

HAK → NNG738

HAK → WUH738

HGH → PEK738

HGH → WEF738

HGH → WUH738

HKG → HAK320

HKG → NKG332

HKT → PEK738

HRB → PEK738

HRB → TAO738

JMU → DLC738

JMU → PEK738

KHN → HAK738

KMG → HAK738

KRL → URC738

KWE → HAK738

KWE → SYX738

KWE → SZX738

KWE → WUH738

KWL → TYN738

LHW → PEK738

LHW → PVG738

LYI → SZX738

MAD → BRU319

MDG → PEK738

MLE → PEK767

MUC → TXL738 321 320 73G

NGB → DLC738

NKG → FOC738

NKG → HKG332

ORD → PVG777

PEK → ALA738

PEK → CTU738

PEK → ENY738

PEK → HRB738

PEK → JMU738

PEK → KHV320

PEK → LED333

PEK → NGB738

PEK → NNG738

PEK → NZH738

PEK → TXL330

PEK → YYZ787

PVG → TYN738

SEA → PEK787

AUH → CTU332

Fleet (aircraft types operated)

Boeing 737-800463 routes Airbus A32039 routes Airbus A31922 routes Airbus A330-20016 routes Airbus A330-30016 routes Boeing 737-70012 routes Boeing 7878 routes Airbus A3217 routes Boeing 7374 routes Boeing 7774 routes Airbus A3304 routes De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q4 routes Boeing 7672 routes Avro RJ1002 routes

Encyclopaedia

Hainan Airlines is an airline headquartered in Haikou, Hainan, China. It is the largest civilian-run air transport company, making it the fourth-largest airline in terms of fleet size in the People's Republic of China, and the tenth-largest airline in Asia in terms of passengers carried. It operates scheduled domestic and international services on 500 routes from Hainan and various locations on the mainland, as well as charter services. Its main base is located at Haikou Meilan International Airport, with hubs at Beijing-Capital, Chongqing, Shenzhen and Xi'an, along with several focus cities.

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