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Beijing Capital Airlines

Beijing Capital Airlines, commonly known as Capital Airlines, is a Chinese low-cost airline based at Beijing Daxing International Airport. It is a subsidiary of Hainan Airlines.

History

The company was established in 1995 as Deer Jet Airlines. In 1998, it began offering international services under the Deer Air branding. In October 2007, it received its first Airbus A319 and began returning the formerly operated Boeing 737s. Deer Jet began providing charter services in December 2008 using a fleet of A319s and corporate jets. The airline was authorized by the Civil Aviation Administration of China to operate scheduled air services in 2009.

On 2 April 2010, Beijing Capital Airlines CO., LTD. launched its first service, based at Beijing Capital International Airport.[3] On 2 May 2010, Beijing Capital Airlines Co., Ltd was officially established.[1] Deer Jet Airlines was divided into two companies on 4 May 2010. While the charter operation has kept the Deer Jet branding, scheduled operations using Airbus aircraft were renamed Beijing Capital Airlines. Beijing Capital Airlines operates mainly in China including the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions and Taiwan, focusing on international air passenger service and cargo transport operations.[4][5][6]

Destinations

On 29 October 2014, Beijing Capital Airlines launched the first international scheduled flight from Hangzhou to Naha.[7]

Since 2015, long-haul flights between China and other cities have been operated by Beijing Capital Airlines, with their first A330 delivered on 11 July 2015.[8] In July 2016, Beijing Capital Airline announced its first launch, an Australian flight from Qingdao to Melbourne on 30 September, served by an Airbus A330 jet.[9] In November 2016, Beijing Capital Airlines announced the launch of a Hangzhou-Qingdao-Vancouver service on 30 December 2016, which is served by an Airbus A330 aircraft.[10]

Beijing Capital Airlines launched twice a week Beijing-Xian-Lisbon service starting from 30 August 2019.[11] In September 2019, Beijing Capital Airlines announced that it would be moving some flights from Beijing Capital Airport to the newly opened Beijing Daxing Airport from 27 October 2019.

As of 6 July 2025, Beijing Capital Airlines serves the Moscow - Sherematyevo (Russia) route.[12]

Codeshare agreements

Beijing Capital Airlines have codeshare agreements with the following airlines:

Interline agreements

Fleet

Current fleet

As of August 2025, Beijing Capital Airlines operates the following aircraft:[17]

Former fleet

Beijing Capital Airlines has previously operated the following aircraft:

  • Boeing 737-300
  • Boeing 737-700
  • 6 Airbus A319-100

External links

References

  1. 北京首都航空有限公司^
  2. Capital Airlines (China) on ch-aviation.com ch-aviation.com, retrieved 21 November 2023^
  3. http://www.capitalairlines.com.cn/frontend/information/contractus.jsp Beijing Capital Airlines, retrieved 26 August 2012^
  4. Hou Lei. Deer Air to be renamed Capital Airlines China Daily, 2010-02-08, retrieved 2023-06-30^
  5. Hou Lei. Capital Airlines to jet off next week China Daily, 2010-04-29, retrieved 2023-06-30^
  6. Beijing Capital Airlines formally launched People's Daily Online, 2010-05-05, retrieved 14 August 2015^
  7. 杭州=冲绳首航成功国际化步伐的重要开端^
  8. Richard Maslen. Beijing Capital Airlines Goes Long-Haul with A330 Aviation Week Network, 15 July 2015, retrieved 10 February 2025^
  9. Craig Platt. Beijing Capital Airlines to launch Shenyang-Qingdao to Melbourne route The Sydney Morning Herald, 13 July 2016^
  10. Beijing Capital Airlines rolls out new Vancouver-Qingdao-Hangzhou Service Canada NewsWire, 24 November 2016, retrieved 7 December 2016^
  11. Beijing Capital Airlines to launch Beijing-Xian-Lisbon route Business Traveller, retrieved 11 July 2019^
  12. Jim Liu. Beijing Capital 3Q25 Qingdao – Moscow Service Increases AeroRoutes, 26 May 2025, retrieved 26 May 2025^
  13. Hainan Airlines Adds Beijing Capital Hangzhou – Madrid Codeshare From June 2024^
  14. Beijing Capital Resumes TAP Air Portugal Domestic Codeshare in NS24^
  15. All Partner Airlines^
  16. Partner Carriers | Hahnair^
  17. Global Airline Guide 2025 - Beijing Capital Airlines Airliner World, September 2025^