9 Air is a Chinese low-cost airline headquartered in Baiyun, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. 9 Air was created as a subsidiary of Juneyao Air in 2014.[3]
9 Air is the first and only low-cost airline in Central and Southern China, with Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport as the main operating base. It launched its first flight on December 2, 2014, and officially started commercial operations on January 15, 2015.[4]
History
9 Air's daily operations were initiated on 15 January 2015 for the route from Guangzhou – Wenzhou – Harbin.[5]
On August 30, 2014, the first aircraft of 9 Air arrived in Guangzhou, a Boeing 737-8GP(WL) with tail number B-1715 leased from CMIG Aviation Leasing. The vertical tail was painted orange.[6]
On July 15, 2016, Boeing delivered the first 9 Air-owned aircraft on the anniversary of Boeing's 100th birthday. For this Boeing 737-800, 9 Air and Boeing chose a special commemorative edition of gold tail livery.[6]
On January 23, 2018, the 9 Air's Wi-Fi Internet service test on the Boeing 737 was successful. 9 Air became the first domestic airline to achieve in-flight Wi-Fi access on a narrow-body aircraft.[6]
On October 30, 2018, the 17th new aircraft and the first Boeing 737 MAX arrived in Guangzhou, tail number B-206J, and the vertical tail was painted in red.[6]
On July 8, 2019, 9 Air launched a direct flight from Guangzhou to Sihanoukville, Cambodia, becoming the first Chinese airline operating this route. As of June 2020, 9 Air is no longer operating this route.[7]
On March 17, 2020, 9 Air flew the first cargo charter flight between China and Myanmar, and received the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar's request for assistance. 9 Air flew flight AQ1359 Guangzhou-Yangon, delivering urgently needed materials to ensure the normal operation and stability of the local Chinese business plants and overseas Chinese workers. On March 19, 2020, four rescue flights were dispatched from Shenzhen and Guangzhou, and 573 Hubei citizens who were stranded in Thailand were able to return home safely.[6]
On March 31, 2020, 9 Air successfully obtained the cabin cargo operation qualification from CAAC.[6]
Services
Economy
9 Air offers all-economy seating across its fleet. The cabin includes extra leg room seats, the ability to buy on board meals, and non-alcoholic drinks.[3]
Destinations
9 Air serves the following destinations:
Fleet
As of August 2025, 9 Air operates the following aircraft:[12]
External links
References
- 9 Air on ch-aviation.com ch-aviation.com, retrieved 4 February 2026^
- 吉祥航空1.4亿收购剩余3%股权 九元航空成其全资子公司^
- Contact Us 9Air, retrieved 2022-03-24 联系我们 9Air, retrieved 2022-03-24 Contact Us 9 Air, retrieved 2019-07-25^
- About 9 Air 9 Air^
- 9 Air Launches Scheduled Revenue Service from mid-Jan 2015 airlineroute.net, 12 January 2015^
- 9 Air History (in Chinese) 9 Air^
- 9 Air Destination Map 9 Air^
- 9 Air resumes Osaka service from mid-August 2023 aeroroutes.com, 17 July 2023^
- AirAsia July/August 2023 Frequency Variations – 09APR23 Aeroroutes, retrieved 12 April 2023^
- 9 Air Southeast Asia Expansion Aeroroutes, retrieved 13 August 2024^
- 9 Air plans Guangzhou – Hanoi service in 1Q25 aeroroutes.com, 31 December 2024^
- Global Airline Guide 2025 - 9 Air Airliner World, September 2025^