Tibet Airlines
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Founded | 2010 | ||||||
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Hubs | Lhasa Gonggar Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 1 (2 on order) | ||||||
Destinations | 4 | ||||||
Headquarters | Lhasa, Tibet, China | ||||||
Key people | Liu Yanping, General Manager | ||||||
Website | http://www.tibetairlines.com.cn |
Tibet Airlines (Chinese: 西藏航空公司; pinyin: Xīzàng Hángkōng Gōngsī) is a new airline based in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China,[1][2] and operates scheduled domestic flights out of Lhasa Gonggar Airport.
History
Tibet Airlines was approved by the Civil Aviation Administration of China in March 2010[3]. It has ordered three Airbus A319 airliners and intends to order more airliners from the same family.[4]. The airline received its first aircraft on 2 July 2011 and launched service by operating flight from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Ngari Gunsa Airport on 26 July. It intends to start flight to Beijing and Shanghai by the end of 2011.
The airline also announced plans to start direct flights to Europe by 2015 or 2016.[5] On 27 February 2011, the Times of India reported that the airline is interested in starting operations in India and other countries in South and South East Asia.[6]
Fleet
The Tibet Airlines fleet will consists of three Airbus A319-115s. [7]
Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers (Business/Economy) |
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Airbus A319 | 1 | 2 | 128 (8/120) | To be delivered by September 2011 |
Total | 0 | 3 |
References
- ^ "Tibet Airlines to be launched in May; first flights due mid 2011 - People's Daily Online". 2010-04-15. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- ^ "Tibet Airlines will launch its operations with the A319". Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- ^ "Tibet Airlines to take off next year: state media - News & Advice, Travel - The Independent". London. 2010-06-27. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- ^ "Start-up Tibet Airlines to take three A319s". Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- ^ "Tibet Airlines to start routes to Europe". People's Daily Online. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
- ^ The Times Of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/Tibet-Airlines-keen-to-start-operations-in-India/articleshow/7584210.cms.
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(help) - ^ Tibet Airlines fleet list at planespotters.net