Dragonair

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Dragonair - airline information

General information

Dragonair is a Hong Kong-based low cost airline subsidiary of Cathay Pacific.

Operating from its only base & hub, Hong Kong's Chek Lap Kok International Airport, Dragonair serves 35 destinations across Asia.

The founding name of the company was Hong Kong Dragon Airlines, its name changed into Dragonair in 1986, a year later after being launched.

After the closure of Hong Kong's Kai Tak International Airport, Dragonair moved its base to Chek Lap Kok International Airport. Dragonair became the last airline to have "touched" the concrete of Kai Tak's runways.

The airline is gaining terrain on the Southeast Asian market, also helping Cathya Pacific face the low cost segment threat.

Fact sheet

Destinations

In total 29 destinations are served by Dragonair (as of late 2009)

In 2007 there were 35 destinations.

Fleet

This is one of the very few low cost carriers to own long range wide-body aircraft.

Dragonair uses the following types of aircraft: Airbus A320, Airbus A330, Boeing 747.

Since 2007, the fleet has become smaller with 3 airplanes (data from late 2009). From 33 in 2007 it was expected to rise to 35 with new orders, but instead has become smaller.

Frequent flyer program

The airline ahs 2 such loyalty reward programs: Asia Miles and The Marco Polo Club. the frequent flyer miles accumulated on either Cathay Pacific or Dragonair can be used, under certain conditions, with the other airlines.

Partnerships & alliances

Dragonair is not part of any airline alliance.

Code-share agreements:

The airline has code-share agreements with: 

Air China

Cathay Pacific

Royal Brunei

 Last modified/updated: June 17, 2009