Lucky Air
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Lucky Air (Template:Zh) is a Chinese low-cost airline based in Kunming, Yunnan, China.[1][2] The airline started with flights connecting Kunming with Dali and Xishuangbanna, and later expanded to other domestic and international destinations. Its main base is Kunming Changshui International Airport.[3] The airline is one of the four founding members of the U-FLY Alliance.
History
The airline was established in July 2004 as a start-up airline known as Shilin Airlines. Hainan Airlines had invested 2.93 million yuan in the company, while its affiliate Shanxi Airlines invested 47.07 million yuan. The airlines provided the new company with three Dornier aircraft, a Boeing aircraft, and a Dash-8. The Yunnan Shilin Tourism Aviation Co. also invested a further 1 million yuan.[4]
On 23 December 2005, Shilin Airlines was renamed Lucky Air. It started operations with a flight between Kunming and Dali within Yunnan on 26 February 2006.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
The airline is owned by Hainan Airlines, Shanxi Airlines and Yunnan Shilin Tourism Aviation. It has 263 employees (at March 2007).[3]
The airline is one of the four founding members of the U-FLY Alliance, which is the world's first alliance of low-cost carriers. It formed in January 2016 by HK Express, Lucky Air, Urumqi Air, and West Air. Lucky intended to deploy 787-9s to Europe and North America by the end of 2016.[5]
On 10 January 2025, Lucky Air flight 8L843 left Dali Fengyi Airport for Kuala Lumpur, marking the first international direct air route from the prefecture.[6]
Destinations
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Fleet
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As of December 2024[update]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., Lucky Air operates the following aircraft:Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Airbus A320-200 | 7 | — | 8 | 150 | 158 | |
| Airbus A320neo | 6 | — | — | 186 | 186 | |
| Airbus A330-300 | 4 | — | 24 | 279 | 303 | |
| Boeing 737-700 | 10 | — | 8 | 120 | 128 | |
| — | 148 | 148 | ||||
| Boeing 737-800 | 20 | — | 8 | 156 | 164 | |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | 3 | —[14] | 8 | 168 | 176 | |
| Total | 51 | — | ||||
References
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- ↑ "联系我们 Script error: No such module "webarchive".." Lucky Air. Retrieved on 26 August 2012. "云南省昆明市春城路296号祥鹏航空大厦"
- ↑ "KunMin Office." [sic] Hainan Airlines. 10 November 2007. "#204 Chuncheng Road, Kunming (left to the Honghe Hotel)"
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External links
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