Chongqing Airlines

República Popular China Active
2007Founded in
15Current fleet
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Chongqing Airlines (Chinese: ????) is an airline based in Chongqing, China. It operates both domestic passenger services within mainland China and international passenger services to Sri Lanka, Maldives, Thailand, Vietnam and Singapore out of Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport. Chongqing Airlines had 402 employees in 2008.

Key facts

Founded2007
CountryRepública Popular China
HeadquartersChongqing
GroupChina Southern Airlines
IATA / ICAOOQ / CQN
CallsignCHONG QING
Documented fleet15

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.

As of July 2013, it had 11 aircraft from the Airbus A320 family: 7 A320s and 4 A319s. The airline is also transitioning to a low-cost carrier model, which has shown promising results in terms of profitability. The airline is currently transitioning to a low-cost carrier model to better serve the growing demand in China's western regions.

Chongqing Airlines launched its first flight from Chongqing to Shanghai Pudong International Airport on 8 July 2007.

Its airports

Its main hubs

Airports that list it on their own website

These airports include this airline in the carrier list on their official website.

Route network according to OpenFlights (open route database). It may not reflect recent schedule changes.

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Chongqing Airlines}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-09-26},
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  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airline/chongqing-airlines}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-16},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-16}
}

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