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Qingdao Airlines
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Qingdao Airlines is a Chinese airline that commenced operations on 26 April 2014. The carrier is based at Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport.[1]

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Initially, the airline was owned by the Nanshan Group (55%), the Qingdao Transport Development Group (QTDG) (25%) and Shandong Airlines (20%). The initial capital of Qingdao Airlines was CNY1 billion (USD161 million).[2] In July 2015, Shandong Airlines transferred its shares to a subsidiary of the Nanshan Group; as of August 2015, the airline plans to sell the 25% of the shares held by QTDG in order to become fully private.[3] Since November 2015, Qingdao Airlines was fully owned by Nanshan Group.[4]

The airline's headquarters are in Chengyang District, Qingdao.[5]

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History

An application for the establishment of an airline based in the Shandong province was filed with the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) by the Yantai-based Nanshan Group in May 2013.[6] Approval was received by the CAAC between that month and June 2013,[7] when Qingdao Airlines was formed.[2][8]

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As of April 2014, Song Zuowen was the president of the airline.[8]

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Operations started on 26 April 2014 linking Qingdao with Chengdu.[2] As of May 2014, the airline's top five routes ranked by seat capacity were Qingdao–Shanghai, Qingdao–Beijing, Qingdao–Hangzhou, Qingdao–Shenyang and Qingdao–Dalian.[9] As of October 2016, Qingdao Airlines served the following destinations:[10]

As of August 2024, Qingdao Airlines operates to the following destinations:[citation needed]

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The airline originally aimed to become a ″boutique airline″ and had plans to start services to Shenzhen and Shenyang in the near future; Guangzhou and Shanghai were expected to be served in the longer term.[2]

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Qingdao Airlines Airbus A320 at Qingdao Liuting International Airport

As of August 2025, Qingdao Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:[21][22]

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In September 2013, an order for five Airbus A320s and 18 A320neos was placed in a deal valued at USD2.5 billion.[23] The carrier phased in its first aircraft, a 152-seater Airbus A320, in early April 2014.[24][25] The carrier took ownership of its first two A320neos in October 2018.[26] Qingdao Airlines planned to expand its fleet to 60 aircraft by 2020.[3]

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