Juneyao Air (Chinese: 吉祥航空; pinyin: Jíxiáng Hángkōng; lit. 'Auspicious Airlines'; formerly known as Juneyao Airlines) is an airline headquartered in Changning, Shanghai, China.
The airline operates both domestic and international services from two Shanghai airports (Hongqiao and Pudong).[4] The company was founded in 2005[5] as a subsidiary of Shanghai JuneYao (Group) Co., Ltd,[6] and started operations in September 2006. It reported a net profit of about CNY1.05 billion ($161.3 million) in 2015.[7] The airline entered the automotive segment in 2023 by creating the JuneYao Automobile branch. To begin the vehicle development and production, JuneYao Airlines acquired the financially troubled Yudo startup.[8]
Corporate affairs
The headquarters are in Changning, Shanghai.[9]
Destinations

As of December 2024, Juneyao Air flies (or has flown) to the following destinations:
Codeshare agreements
Juneyao Air has the following codeshare agreements (as of October 2024).
- Aegean Airlines[40]
- Air China[41]
- All Nippon Airways[42]
- Asiana Airlines[43]
- China Eastern Airlines[41]
- EVA Air[44]
- Finnair[45]
- Shenzhen Airlines[46]
Juneyao Air joined Star Alliance as a Connecting Partner on 23 May 2017.[1]
Fleet
Current fleet

As of November 2024, Juneyao Air operates the following aircraft:[citation needed]
Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J | Y | Total | ||||||
Airbus A320-200 | 30 | — | 8 | 156 | 164 | |||
Airbus A320neo | 21 | 1 | 8 | 156 | 164 | |||
Airbus A321-200 | 28 | — | 8 | 190 | 198 | |||
Airbus A321neo | 14 | — | 8 | 199 | 207 | |||
Boeing 787-9[47] | 8 | 2 | 29 | 295 | 324[48] | Order with 5 more options. | ||
Total | 101 | 3 |
The airline took delivery of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner in October 2018.[49] Juneyao Airlines has previously been an all-Airbus operator.
Former fleet
- 2 further Airbus A319
- 13 further Airbus A320[50]
Cabin
Business class
Business class on the Boeing 787-9s conist of leather Thompson Aero Vantage XL seats configured in 1-2-1 configuration. The seats are 22 inches wide and can convert into a 78-inch lie flat bed. The seats are also equipped with a bi-fold tray table including a personal device holder as well as an 18-inch HD touchscreen display and Universal AC and USB-A sockets. On narrowbody aircraft, business class are configured in a 2-2 configuration.[51]
Economy class

On the Boeing 787-9s, economy class consists of Recaro CL3710 seats, with a four way adjustable headrest and bi-fold table, configured in a 3-3-3 configuration. The seats have a row pitch between 31 and 32 inches, and a seat width of 17.1 inches. The seat also comes with a 11.6-inch HD touchscreen display and a USB-A socket. On narrowbody aircraft, economy class is configured in a 3-3 configuration. USB-A socket[51]
Inflight Wi-Fi
Inflight Wi-Fi is available on Boeing 787-9 aircraft.[51]
References
- ^ a b "Juneyao Airlines becomes first airline to expand Star Alliance network under connecting partner model » FINCHANNEL". 23 May 2017.
- ^ "Juneyao Air on ch-aviation.com". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "Chinese airline owner Juneyao Group plans to enter booming EV market -sources". Reuters. 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 99.
- ^ Juneyao Airlines at airlineupdate.com Archived 2013-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Air Transport World 9 May 2007 Archived 12 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Juneyao Airlines' net profit more than doubles in 2015". ATW. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ Bobylev, Denis (2024-12-02). "Chinese airline launched its EV in Thailand ahead of Chinese debut". CarNewsChina.com. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ^ "Privacy Notice". Juneyao Air. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
No. 80 Hongxiang Third Road, Minhang District, Shanghai, China, 200123
- Chinese address: "上海市长宁区虹翔三路80号" - The Chinese source states Changning District, so that is used instead of the English which states it is in Minhang District. - ^ a b "JUNEYAO AIRLINES PLANS MELBOURNE / SYDNEY LATE-DEC 2024 LAUNCH". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Juneyao Airlines plans Brussels/Manchester July 2024 launch". aeroroutes.com. 15 March 2024.
- ^ "Juneyao Airlines adds Sihanoukville service from mid-June 2019".
- ^ "Juneyao Airlines adds Beijing Daxing service from late-Oct 2019".
- ^ "Juneyao Airlines schedules Helsinki launch in late-June 2019".
- ^ a b "Juneyao Airlines adds Athens / Istanbul service from June 2020".
- ^ "Juneyao Airlines schedules Zhengzhou - Milan late-Oct 2023 launch". aeroroutes.com. 17 July 2023.
- ^ "Juneyao Airlines Resumes Hokkaido Service in NW23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Juneyao Airlines Cancels Fukuoka Flights from late-June 2016".
- ^ "Juneyao Airlines Resumes Shanghai – Fukuoka Service in 1Q25".
- ^ "Juneyao Airlines schedules Kobe launch in 2Q25". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ "Juneyao Airlines Resumes Shanghai – Nagoya Service From August 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "Juneyao Airlines Adds Beijing – Japan Service From July 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Juneyao Airlines Adds Beijing – Japan Service From July 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Juneyao Airlines Resumes Hokkaido Service in NW23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Juneyao Airlines adds Tokyo Narita service from late-Oct 2019".
- ^ "Juneyao Airlines adds Shanghai – Yonago service in Jan 2020".
- ^ a b "Juneyao Airlines NS24 short-haul international additions". aeroroutes.com. 13 March 2024.
- ^ http://kucinta-setia.blogspot.com/2019/02/juneyao-air-launches-nanjing-mandalay.html [user-generated source]
- ^ Liu, Jim (16 June 2019). "Juneyao Airlines adds Vladivostok service from late-June 2019". Routesonline. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Juneyao Airlines Plans Vladivostok Feb 2024 Launch". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Juneyao plans Singapore launch in Feb 2019".
- ^ "MAINLAND CHINESE CARRIERS AUG - OCT 2022 INTERNATIONAL SERVICE - 07AUG22". Aeroroutes. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Juneyao Airlines Resumes Jeju Service in NS23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "Juneyao Air Adds Beijing - Jeju Service from July 2023". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ "JUNEYAO AIRLINES ADDS NANJING – SEOUL SERVICE FROM OCT 2022". Aeroroutes. 7 September 2022.
- ^ "Juneyao Air on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2022-04-30.[user-generated source]
- ^ "Juneyao Airlines adds Boeing 787 Taipei service from Feb 2019".
- ^ "JUNEYAO AIRLINES ADDS BANGKOK DON MUEANG SERVICE FROM LATE-JAN 2023". Aeroroutes. 16 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Juneyao Airlines schedules Vietnam Dec 2024 launch". AeroRoutes. 12 September 2024.
- ^ "JUNEYAO AIR and AEGEAN announce a codeshare partnership". aegeanair.com. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Juneyao Airlines partners with Air China and China Eastern – is it a candidate for Star Alliance?". CAPA - Centre for Aviation. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
- ^ "Juneyao Airlines and ANA Launch Codeshare and Frequent Flyer Partnership". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2018-08-17.
- ^ "Asiana Airlines / Juneyao Airlines Begins Codeshare Service From June 2024".
- ^ "Juneyao Airlines Announces Codeshare Partnership with EVA Air". Retrieved 2018-08-17.
- ^ Finnair starts codeshare cooperation with Juneyao Air, extending its network in China Company.finnair.com 16 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019
- ^ "Shenzhen Airlines / Juneyao Airlines Begins Codeshare Service from late-April 2016". airlineroute. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ^ "China's Juneyao Airlines commits to 5+5 B787-9s". ch-aviation. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ PICTURES: Juneyao takes first 787 flightglobal.com 19 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ Nick Wenzel (October 19, 2018). "Juneyao Airlines takes delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner". International Flight Network. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
- ^ Ge, Lena (1 November 2013). "Juneyao Airlines Makes Inaugural Flight to Taiwan". China Aviation Daily. Archived from the original on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ a b c "Juneyao Air". aeroLOPA. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
External links
Media related to Juneyao Airlines at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Chinese)