China Xinjiang Airlines

China Xinjiang Airlines
Founded	1985
Ceased operations	2003
Headquarters	Diwopu International Airport, Urumqi

China Xinjiang Airlines (simplified Chinese: 中国新疆航空公司; traditional Chinese: 中國新疆航空公司; pinyin: Zhōngguó Xīnjiāng Hángkōng Gōngsī) was a Chinese airline owned by CAAC. It had its headquarters on the property of Diwopu International Airport in Urumqi.^[2]^[3] In 2003, the airline was acquired by China Southern Airlines.

The airline had been founded in 1985. It was based in Ürümqi, the provincial capital of Xinjiang, and had a secondary hub in Changzhou in Jiangsu province.

Former destinations

Besides domestic routes, China Xinjiang also served the following:^{[citation needed]}

Kazakhstan - Almaty
Kyrgyzstan - Bishkek
Pakistan - Islamabad
Russia - Moscow, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg
Uzbekistan - Tashkent

Fleet

China Xinjiang operated the following aircraft types, when it was merged into China Southern Airlines.

Former fleet included DHC-6 and Tupolev Tu-154.

Articles

References

^ http://www.theairdb.com/airline/china-xinjiang-airlines.html
^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 1–7 April 1998. 57. "Diwopu International Airport, Urumqi, 830016, Xinjiang, China."
^ "联系我们." China Xinjiang Airlines. Retrieved on October 12, 2012. "地址：中国新疆乌鲁木齐市迎宾路46号地窝堡国际机场"

External links

[1] ttp://www.theairdb.com/airline/china-xinjiang-airlines.html

[2] "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 1–7 April 1998. 57. "Diwopu International Airport, Urumqi, 830016, Xinjiang, China."

[3] "联系我们." China Xinjiang Airlines. Retrieved on October 12, 2012. "地址：中国新疆乌鲁木齐市迎宾路46号地窝堡国际机场"

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