Dalian Airlines

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On 5 July 2011, CAAC, China's civil aviation regulator, granted Air China and Dalian Baoshui Zhengtong Co permission to establish Dalian Airlines Co Ltd. This follows an agreement reached between Air China and the Dalian government in 2010.

The government of Dalian had closed a similar deal with HNA Group, parent of Hainan Airlines, before. However, due to disagreement between the two parties, the deal was abandoned later, opening the door for Air China.{{cite news|title=Air China approved to set up Dalian Airlines |publisher=Asia Today |date=8 July 2011 |url=http://asiatoday.net/pressrelease/air-china-approved-set-dalian-airlines |access-date=10 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326201223/http://asiatoday.net/pressrelease/air-china-approved-set-dalian-airlines |archive-date=26 March 2012 }}

The airline has launched commercial operations effective 31 December 2011; its first flight was from Dalian to Shenzhen.{{Cite web |url=http://www.wcarn.com/cache/news/17/17233.html |title=Dalian Airlines Commences Operations as First Airline Based in Northeast China |access-date=2012-01-24 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130209013241/http://www.wcarn.com/cache/news/17/17233.html |archive-date=2013-02-09 |url-status=dead }}

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The airline will serve a domestic network linking its Dalian hub with all Chinese provincial capitals, coastal cities, and tourism destinations. Internationally, Dalian Airlines will operate flights to Japan and South Korea.{{cite news|title=Dalian Airlines project awaits approval |publisher=China Civil Aviation Maintenance |date=22 November 2010 |url=http://en.china-cam.cn/html/NEWS/Other/2010/1123/693.html |access-date=10 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326201211/http://en.china-cam.cn/html/NEWS/Other/2010/1123/693.html |archive-date=26 March 2012 }}

Current routes are listed below:

{{As of|2023|12}}, Dalian Airlines operates the following aircraft:{{cite journal |title=Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One) |journal=Airliner World |volume=October 2019 |page=11}}

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