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Zhejiang Airlines (Chinese: 浙江航空; pinyin: Zhèjiāng Hángkōng) was an airline based in Jianqiao Airport in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.[1][2] The airline was wholly owned by China National Aviation Holding. During 2004, as part of a consolidation of the Chinese aviation industry, Air China absorbed Zhejiang Airlines and became its Hangzhou base.
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| Founded | 1999 by the China National Aviation Holding | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2004 (absorbed by Air China) | ||||||
| Destinations | Asia | ||||||
| Headquarters | Jianqiao Airport, Hangzhou, China | ||||||
| Website | zjair.com | ||||||
Fleet Data
edit- 4 - Airbus A319
- 5 - Airbus A320
- 3 - Bombardier DHC-8-301
- 1 - Tupolev Tu-154M
Accidents and incidents
editOn November 8, 1993, A Bombardier Dash 8 with 54 passengers and 5 crew members were hijacked to Taiwan, the hijacker sent a note to the flight attendants claiming he has a bomb and demanding to be flown to Taiwan, when it arrived in Taiwan, the hijacker surrender peacefully. The bomb the hijacker was talking about turned out to be two bars of soap wrapped around a newspaper with a wire.
References
edit- ^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 31 March-6 April 1999. 108. "Jian Qiao Airport, 7 Yucheng Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310021, China"
- ^ "Directory:World airlines." Flight International. 1–7 April 2003. ""Zhejiang Airlines" p. 98. "Jian Qiao Airport, 7 Yucheng Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310021, China"
External links
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- Zhejiang Airlines (Archive)
- Zhejiang Airlines Former Fleet Detail
- Code and Fleet Data[permanent dead link]
- Timetable Images
- Incident Report
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