Zhejiang Changlong Airlines Co. Ltd, branded as Loong Air and previously as CDI Cargo , is a Chinese airline based in Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport in Hangzhou, Zhejiang.[3]
History
Loong Airlines was originally a cargo airline named CDI Cargo Airlines,[4] which started services in 2012 with one Boeing 737-300F freighter.[5] It was approved to become a passenger airline by the Civil Aviation Administration of China and started domestic services in 2013.[6] On 25 September 2013, the airline signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus for the purchase of 20 Airbus A320 twin-engined aircraft.[6] Its first flight was on 29 December 2013 from Hangzhou to Chongqing and Hangzhou to Shenzhen.[7]
Destinations
Sources:[46]
Codeshare partners
Loong Air has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:
Interline agreements
Loong Air has interline agreements with the following airlines:
Fleet
As of November 2025, Loong Air operates an all-Airbus A320 family fleet composed of the following aircraft:[50]
* The airline has an MoU with Airbus for the purchase of 11 Airbus A320ceo and 9 Airbus A320neo aircraft.[6]
** The airline has a letter of intent with Airbus for the purchase of 20 Airbus A220 aircraft (previously Bombardier CSeries).[51]
See also
- Transportation in China
References
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- Loong Air expands Hangzhou - Hong Kong service from Jan 2024 AeroRoutes, 15 December 2023, retrieved 17 January 2024^
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- Chinese Carriers 2Q25 Asia Network Additions Aeroroutes, retrieved 30 April 2025^
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- LOONG AIR ADDS WENZHOU – TOKYO SERVICE IN SEP 2024 Aeroroutes, retrieved 5 August 2024^
- Loong Air adds Hangzhou – Almaty service from Sep 2023 AeroRoutes, 29 August 2023, retrieved 29 August 2023^
- LOONG AIR ADDS XI'AN – BISHKEK SERVICE IN NS23 aeroroutes.com, 23 March 2023^
- Loong Air Adds Chengdu – Bishkek From Dec 2023 AeroRoutes, 15 November 2023, retrieved 15 November 2023^
- Loong Air adds Hangzhou - Kuala Lumpur in 1Q24 28 December 2023, retrieved 17 January 2024^
- Jim Liu. Loong Air Adds Xi'An – Kuala Lumpur From July 2025 AeroRoutes, 2 July 2025^
- Loong Air NW24 Xi'an International Network Increase AeroRoutes, retrieved 22 November 2024^
- Loong Air adds new international routes in Dec 2018 routesonline, 18 December 2018^
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- Loong Air Adds Dayong – Singapore in 4Q25 AeroRoutes, retrieved 9 September 2025^
- Loong Air adds Wenzhou – Jeju service from Aug 2019^
- Loong Air resumes Jeju service from late-June 2023 Aeroroutes, retrieved 29 May 2023^
- Loong Air adds Yangyang service in W19^
- A dragon-patterned airline, Loong Air, is ready to board a direct flight to Suvarnabhumi AOTGA, 14 July 2023^
- Loong Air adds Xi'An – Utapao service from April 2019 routesonline, 19 March 2019^
- Jim Liu. Loong Air adds Xi'An – Samarkand from mid-June 2024 AeroRoutes, 11 June 2024, retrieved 18 June 2024^
- Fakhri Vakilov. New charter flight to connect Uzbekistan and China Trend.Az, 12 December 2019, retrieved 12 December 2019^
- LoongAir Makes International Debut in late-June 2016 routesonline, retrieved 30 June 2016^
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- GJ8154 Flight Status Loong Airlines: Kashgar to Xi'an^
- Partner Airlines' Benefit China Southern Airlines^
- Emirates and Loong Air begins interline agreements^
- Global Airline Guide 2025 - Loongair Airliner World, September 2025^
- Chinese Operator Zhejiang Loong Airlines Co., Ltd. Signs Letter of Intent for 20 Bombardier CSeries Airliners Bombardier Aerospace Press Release, 2014-07-14, retrieved 1 November 2016^