West Airlines Co. Ltd. (), operating as West Air, is a

low-cost airline A low-cost carrier or low-cost airline (occasionally referred to as '' no-frills'', ''budget'' or '' discount carrier'' or ''airline'', and abbreviated as ''LCC'') is an airline that is operated with an especially high emphasis on minimizing op ...

based in

New North Zone New North Zone () is an economic administrative zone in north Chongqing, China. It covers a land area of . It was established in 2002 to include Chongqing Economic and Technological Development Zone, Chongqing High-Tech Industrial Development Zon ...

Chongqing Chongqing ( or ; ; Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Chungking (), is a municipality in Southwest China. The official abbreviation of the city, "" (), was approved by the State Co ...

, China, operating a scheduled passenger network to domestic and international destinations out of its hub,

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. The company was established in March 2006 by its parent company

Hainan Airlines Hainan Airlines Co., Ltd. (HNA, ) is an airline headquartered in Haikou, Hainan, People's Republic of China. The airline is rated as a 5-star airline by Skytrax. It is the largest civilian-run and majority state-owned air transport company ...

, with the launch of scheduled services on 14 July 2010. The airline is one of the four founding members of the

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. On 4 February 2016, West Air launched its inaugural international flight between

and

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Destinations

West Air serves 36 destinations, with

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and

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the only two markets outside of

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Fleet

Current fleet

China West Air Airbus A319-133 B-6412 (8743374071)

, the West Air fleet consists of only

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aircraft:

Fleet History

West Air has previously operated the following aircraft: *5

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Loyalty programs

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 Air Co., Ltd. (GCA) is a Chinese airline based at Haikou Meilan International Airport. History Grand China Air was formed on 29 November 2007 under the initiative of the HNA group's largest operational entity, Hainan Airlines, to m ...

, Grand China Express,

Hong Kong Airlines Hong Kong Airlines Limited (stylised as HONGKONG AIRLINES) is an airline based in Hong Kong, with its headquarters in the Tung Chung district and its main hub at Hong Kong International Airport. It was established in 2006 as a member of t ...

Hong Kong Express Hong Kong Express Airways Limited (), commonly known as Hong Kong Express or HK Express, is a Hong Kong–based low-cost airline fully owned by Cathay Pacific Airways. It provides scheduled air service to 27 destinations in Asia, including C ...

and

Lucky Air Lucky Air () is a low cost carrier based in Kunming, Yunnan, China. The airline started with flights connecting Kunming with Dali and Xishuangbanna, and later expanded to other domestic and international destinations. Its main base is Kunm ...

. Membership benefits include air ticket redemption and upgrade; VIP members have additional privileges of dedicated First or

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check in counters, lounge access, bonus mileage and extra baggage allowance.

References

External links

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Hainan Airlines
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