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Juneyao Air

Juneyao Air (Chinese: 吉祥航空; pinyin: Jíxiáng Hángkōng; lit. 'Auspicious Airlines'; formerly known as Juneyao Airlines) is an airline headquartered in Changning, Shanghai, China.

Juneyao Air
吉祥航空
Juneyao Air Airbus A321-200
IATA ICAO Call sign
HO DKH AIR JUNEYAO
Founded30 June 2005;
20 years ago (2005-06-30)
Commenced operations25 September 2006;
19 years ago (2006-09-25)
Hubs
Secondary hubs
Frequent-flyer programJuneyao Air Club
AllianceStar Alliance (connecting partner)[1]
Subsidiaries9 Air
Fleet size103
Destinations99[2]
Parent companyJuneyao Group[3]
Traded asSSE: 603885
HeadquartersChangning, Shanghai
Key peopleCheng Ji Yu (general manager & CEO)
Jun Jin Wang (Chairman)
Websiteglobal.juneyaoair.com
Juneyao Airlines Co. Ltd.
Chinese上海吉祥航空股份公司
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShànghǎi Jíxiáng Hángkōng Gǔfèn Gōngsī
Wade–GilesShang4-hai3 Chi2-hsiang2 Hang2-k'ung1 Ku3-fên4 K'ung1-ssŭ1

The airline operates both domestic and international services from two Shanghai airports (Hongqiao and Pudong).[4] The company was founded in 2005[5] as a subsidiary of Shanghai JuneYao (Group) Co., Ltd,[6] and started operations in September 2006. It reported a net profit of about CNY1.05 billion ($161.3 million) in 2015.[7] The airline entered the automotive segment in 2023 by creating the JuneYao Auto branch. To begin the vehicle development and production, Juneyao Air acquired the financially troubled Yudo startup.[8]

History

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Juneyao Air was founded in 2005 (as Junyao Airlines). In March 2006, the airline ordered 2 Airbus A319 and 6 Airbus A320 aircraft with 3 aircraft (2 Airbus A319 and 1 Airbus A320) to be delivered that same year under a lease agreement with GECAS.[9] The first aircraft, an Airbus A319, was delivered in September, and services commenced on 25 September. Before services commenced, Junyao Airlines rebranded to "Juneyao Airlines" after deciding against the name "Phoenix Airlines".[10]

In September 2006, Juneyao Air launched first commercial flight.[11]

In early 2010, Juneyao Airlines's parent company, Juneyao Group, sold its 71.4% stake in Okay Airways to Datian Wu Liu, in order to concentrate on Juneyao Airlines.[12] By 2014, due to a large number of low cost carriers entering China, Juneyao Airlines applied to launch a low cost carrier subsidiary, 9 Air, to be based in Guangzhou.[13] 9 Air commenced operations in January 2015.[14] In May 2015, Juneyao Air stocks was listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange Main Board.[11] In September 2016, Juneyao Airlines signed a memorandum of understanding with Boeing for 10 Boeing 787-9 aircraft. At this time, the airline had a fleet of 60 Airbus A320 family aircraft. In January 2017, a firm order for 5 787-9 aircraft (with options for 5 more) was approved, with deliveries scheduled for 2018 and 2019.[15] The airline's first 787 was delivered in October 2018.[16] Initially operating domestic services, Juneyao Airline's 787 aircraft operated its first international flight between Shanghai and Singapore in February 2019.[17] At the start of 2019, China Eastern Air Holding acquired a 7% stake in Juneyao Airlines.[18] In February 2019, the airline applied to operate flights to Vladivostok, Cairo, and London.[19]

In June 2020, China Eastern Airlines announced the launch of Sanya International Airlines, with Juneyao Airlines to acquire a 15% stake in the airline.[20] At the end of 2020, the airline suffered a loss of CNY 749 million due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.[21] In March 2023, Juneyao Air took delivery of its first Airbus A321neo, assembled locally in Tianjin.[22] In July 2025, it was announced that the airline will be taking over the Singapore-Wuxi route from Jetstar Asia, who will be ceasing operations on 31 July 2025. The route will be serviced using an Airbus A320neo aircraft, and will be flying between the two cities on a four times a week basis starting 29 August 2025.[23]

Corporate affairs

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The headquarters are in Changning, Shanghai.[24]

Destinations

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As of May 2026, the airlines operates more than 260 domestic and international air routes; connects more than 220 destinations in East Asia, Southeast Asia, Europe and Australia.[11][25]

Alliance

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Joint ventures

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Juneyao Air has the following joint venture agreements (as of October 2025):

Codeshare agreements

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Juneyao Air has the following codeshare agreements (as of October 2025):

Interline agreements

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Juneyao Air has the following interline agreements (As of October 2025):

Fleet

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Current fleet

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As of August 2025, Juneyao Air operates the following aircraft:[40]

Juneyao Air fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
J Y Total
Airbus A320-200 30 — 8 156 164
Airbus A320neo 22 13 8 156 164 [41]
Airbus A321-200 27 — 8 190 198
Airbus A321neo 14 12 8 199 207 [41]
Boeing 787-9 10 — 29 295 324[42] Order with 5 options.[43]
Total 103 —

The airline took delivery of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner in October 2018.[44] Juneyao Airlines has previously been an all-Airbus operator.

On 29 December 2025, Juneyao Airlines said in its filing to the Shanghai bourse the plan to sign an agreement for buying 25 A320-family jets.[45] Airbus recorded the order in March 2026. [41]

Former fleet

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  • 2 Airbus A319-100s
  • 13 Airbus A320-200s[46]

Cabin

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Business class

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Business class on the Boeing 787-9s consist of leather Thompson Aero Vantage XL seats configured in 1-2-1 configuration. The seats are 22 inches wide and can convert into a 78-inch lie flat bed. The seats are also equipped with a bi-fold tray table including a personal device holder as well as an 18-inch HD touchscreen display and Universal AC and USB-A sockets. On narrow-body aircraft, business class are configured in a 2-2 configuration.[citation needed]

Economy class

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Juneyao Air Boeing 787-9 economy class

On the Boeing 787-9s, economy class consists of Recaro CL3710 seats, with a four way adjustable headrest and bi-fold table, configured in a 3-3-3 configuration. The seats have a row pitch between 31 and 32 inches, and a seat width of 17.1 inches. The seat also comes with a 11.6-inch HD touchscreen display and a USB-A socket. On the Airbus narrow-body aircraft, economy class is configured in a 3-3 configuration and seats come with USB-A sockets.[citation needed]

Inflight Wi-Fi

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Inflight Wi-Fi is available on Boeing 787-9 aircraft.[citation needed]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Juneyao Airlines becomes first airline to expand Star Alliance network under connecting partner model » FINCHANNEL". 23 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Juneyao Air on ch-aviation.com". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "Chinese airline owner Juneyao Group plans to enter booming EV market -sources". Reuters. 23 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 99.
  5. ↑ Juneyao Airlines at airlineupdate.com
  6. ↑ Air Transport World 9 May 2007 Archived 12 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ "Juneyao Airlines' net profit more than doubles in 2015". ATW. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  8. ↑ Bobylev, Denis (2024-12-02). "Chinese airline launched its EV in Thailand ahead of Chinese debut". CarNewsChina.com. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  9. ↑ Moores, Victoria (14 September 2006). "Picture: Chinese start-up Juneyao Airlines takes first Airbus A319". FlightGlobal. Archived from the original on 7 November 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  10. ↑ Francis, Leithen (12 September 2006). "Juneyao plans growth spurt". FlightGlobal. Archived from the original on 22 June 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  11. 1 2 3 "Shanghai Juneyao(Group) Co.,Ltd(Juneyao Group)".
  12. ↑ Yeo, Ghim-Lay (5 March 2010). "Management change at China's Okay Airways". FlightGlobal. Archived from the original on 25 March 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  13. ↑ Toh, Mavis (21 January 2014). "ANALYSIS: LCC battle heats up in Asia Pacific". FlightGlobal. Archived from the original on 5 December 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  14. ↑ "ANALYSIS: Asia's LCC still in holding pattern". FlightGlobal. 8 May 2015. Archived from the original on 24 March 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  15. ↑ Toh, Mavis (17 February 2017). "Juneyao Airlines firms order for five 787-9s". FlightGlobal. Archived from the original on 24 March 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  16. ↑ Hemmerdinger, Jon (20 October 2018). "PICTURES: Juneyao takes first 787". FlightGlobal. Archived from the original on 19 April 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  17. ↑ Toh, Mavis (30 November 2018). "PICTURES: Juneyao plans international boost with 787s". FlightGlobal. Archived from the original on 17 May 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  18. ↑ Hashim, Firdaus (9 January 2019). "China Eastern parent takes 7% stake in Juneyao Airlines". FlightGlobal. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  19. ↑ Toh, Mavis (28 February 2019). "Juneyao Airlines plans London debut in July". FlightGlobal. Archived from the original on 16 May 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  20. ↑ Chua, Alfred (15 June 2020). "Strategy China Eastern launches new Hainan-based carrier". FlightGlobal. Archived from the original on 18 April 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  21. ↑ Chua, Alfred (20 April 2021). "Airlines Juneyao latest Chinese carrier to suffer losses in 2020". FlightGlobal. Archived from the original on 11 December 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  22. ↑ Harper, Lewis (24 March 2023). "Juneyao Air receives first A321neo assembled in Tianjin". FlightGlobal. Archived from the original on 4 December 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  23. ↑ Wong, Derryn (2025-07-21). "China's Juneyao Air takes over Jetstar Asia's Singapore-Wuxi route in August". The Business Times. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
  24. ↑ "Privacy Notice". Juneyao Air. Archived from the original on 2022-02-20. Retrieved 2022-03-24. No. 80 Hongxiang Third Road, Minhang District, Shanghai, China, 200123 - Chinese address: "上海市长宁区虹翔三路80号" - The Chinese source states Changning District, so that is used instead of the English which states it is in Minhang District.
  25. ↑ "Juneyao Airlines Flights and Destinations". www.flightconnections.com. 2026-04-02. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
  26. ↑ Finnair and Juneyao Air enter into a joint business partnership on the Helsinki-Shanghai route and beyond news.cision.com 2021-06-23. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
  27. ↑ "JUNEYAO AIR and AEGEAN announce a codeshare partnership". aegeanair.com. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  28. 1 2 3 "Juneyao Airlines partners with Air China and China Eastern – is it a candidate for Star Alliance?". CAPA - Centre for Aviation. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
  29. ↑ "Juneyao Airlines and ANA Launch Codeshare and Frequent Flyer Partnership". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2018-08-17.
  30. ↑ "Asiana Airlines / Juneyao Airlines Begins Codeshare Service From June 2024".
  31. ↑ "Juneyao Airlines Announces Codeshare Partnership with EVA Air". Retrieved 2018-08-17.
  32. ↑ Finnair starts codeshare cooperation with Juneyao Air, extending its network in China Company.finnair.com 16 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019
  33. ↑ "Shenzhen Airlines / Juneyao Airlines Begins Codeshare Service from late-April 2016". airlineroute. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  34. ↑ "Sichuan Airlines Adds A350 Beijing – Urumqi Service in NS25".
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  36. ↑ "Singapore Airlines Juneyao Airlines Partnership". Singapore Airlines. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
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  39. ↑ "My Freighter Expands Partnership Network in China by Signing New Interline Agreements". myfreighter.uz. My Freighter. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  40. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2025 - Juneyao Air". Airliner World: 56. September 2025.
  41. 1 2 3 "Orders and Deliveries | Airbus (March 2026)". www.airbus.com. Airbus. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
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  43. ↑ "China's Juneyao Airlines commits to 5+5 B787-9s". ch-aviation. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  44. ↑ Nick Wenzel (October 19, 2018). "Juneyao Airlines takes delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner". International Flight Network. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
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  46. ↑ Ge, Lena (1 November 2013). "Juneyao Airlines Makes Inaugural Flight to Taiwan". China Aviation Daily. Archived from the original on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
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