Okay Airways


Okay Airways is an airline headquartered in Shunyi District, Beijing, People's Republic of China. It operates passenger flight services and dedicated cargo services. Its main hubs are Tianjin Binhai International Airport and Xi'an Xianyang International Airport, with a secondary hub is Changsha Huanghua International Airport.

History

Okay Airways was established in June 2004 and in February 2005 received an aviation carrier business license from the Civil Aviation Administration of China. It is China's first private sector airline. The carrier's maiden flight from its base in Tianjin to Changsha was on 11 March 2005, with 81 people on board.
In August 2005, the airline signed a letter of intent with Korean Air under which it and another Korean company were to have acquired 49% of the airline, but agreement could not be reached over the issue of control and the deal failed. Okay Airways leased three Boeing 737-300F aircraft and started cargo services as a local partner of FedEx Express in March 2007.
Flights were suspended for one month beginning on 15 December 2008, due to a dispute between the carrier and its shareholders.
Okay Airways and Joy Air were announced as launch customers for the Xian MA700 aircraft and are to be involved with the development of the aircraft, which is due to make its maiden flight in 2019.

Corporate affairs

Its headquarters are in an Air China office facility in Zone A of the Tianzhu Industrial Zone of Shunyi District, Beijing, People's Republic of China. Previously the headquarters of Okay Airways were in the Fengtai District, Beijing.

Destinations

As of September 2018, Okay Airways Operate to:
CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
ChangshaChangsha Huanghua International Airport
ChaoyangChaoyang Airport
ChengduChengdu Shuangliu International Airport
ChongqingChongqing Jiangbei International Airport
DalianDalian Zhoushuizi International Airport
GuangzhouGuangzhou Baiyun International Airport
GuilinGuilin Liangjiang International Airport
GuiyangGuiyang Longdongbao International Airport
HaikouHaikou Meilan International Airport
HangzhouHangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
HarbinHarbin Taiping International Airport
HefeiHefei Xinqiao International Airport
HeiheHeihe Airport
JiagedaqiJiagedaqi Airport
JiamusiJiamusi Dongjiao Airport
JiningJining Qufu Airport
JixiJixi Xingkaihu Airport
KunmingKunming Changshui International Airport
LanzhouLanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport
LiboLibo Airport
LipingLiping Airport
MoheMohe Gulian Airport
NanjingNanjing Lukou International Airport
NingboNingbo Lishe International Airport
QingdaoQingdao Liuting International Airport
QuanzhouQuanzhou Jinjiang International Airport
SanyaSanya Phoenix International Airport
ShanghaiShanghai Pudong International Airport
ShenyangShenyang Taoxian International Airport
TianjinTianjin Binhai International Airport
TongrenTongren Fenghuang Airport
ÜrümqiÜrümqi Diwopu International Airport
WuyishanWuyishan Airport
XiamenXiamen Gaoqi International Airport
Xi'anXi'an Xianyang International Airport
XiningXining Caojiabao International Airport
YanjiYanji Chaoyangchuan International Airport
YantaiYantai Penglai International Airport
YongzhouYongzhou Lingling Airport
YulinYulin Yuyang Airport
ZhangjiajieZhangjiajie Hehua International Airport
ZhanjiangZhanjiang Airport
ZhuhaiZhuhai Jinwan Airport
DenpasarNgurah Rai International Airport
AomoriAomori Airport
HakodateHakodate Airport
OsakaKansai International Airport
TokyoHaneda Airport
CebuMactan–Cebu International Airport
KaliboKalibo International Airport
DaeguDaegu International Airport Seasonal
JejuJeju International Airport
BangkokSuvarnabhumi Airport
KrabiKrabi International Airport
PhuketPhuket International Airport
Da NangDa Nang International Airport
Phu QuocPhu Quoc International Airport

Fleet

Current fleet

, Okay Airways operates an all-Boeing fleet consisting of the following aircraft:

Fleet development

In June 2017, the airline announced an order for 15 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft consisting of 7 737 MAX 8 and 8 737 MAX 10. In November 2017, the airline signed a firm order for 5 Boeing 787-9 aircraft.
Okay Airways used to have a regional fleet of 13 Xian MA-60. With the establishment of the new Joy Air on October 30, 2016, the regional fleet of Okay Airways has been transferred to Joy Air.

Former fleet

The airline previously operated the following aircraft :