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Cathay Dragon
Defunct regional airline of Hong Kong (1985–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Limited (Chinese: 港龍航空公司), also known as Cathay Dragon (國泰港龍航空) and until 2016, Dragonair, was a Hong Kong-based international regional airline,[1] with its corporate headquarters and main hub at Hong Kong International Airport.[2] In the final year before it ceased flying, the airline operated a scheduled passenger network to around 50 destinations in 14 countries and territories across Asia. Additionally, the airline had three codeshares on routes served by partner airlines. It had an all-Airbus fleet of 35 aircraft, consisting of A320s, A321s, and A330s.
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Founded | 24 May 1985 (1985-05-24) (as Dragonair) | ||||||
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Ceased operations | 21 October 2020 (2020-10-21) (merged into Cathay Pacific) | ||||||
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Alliance | Oneworld (affiliate; 2007–2020) | ||||||
Parent company | Cathay Pacific | ||||||
Headquarters | Cathay Dragon House, Hong Kong International Airport, Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong | ||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 國泰港龍航空 | ||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 国泰港龙航空 | ||||||||||||||
Cantonese Yale | Gwoktaai Gónglùng Hònghūng | ||||||||||||||
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Cathay Dragon is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong's flag carrier, Cathay Pacific, and was an affiliate member of the Oneworld airline alliance. The airline was founded on 24 May 1985, by Chao Kuang Piu, who was most recently the airline's honorary chairman. Its maiden flight departed Hong Kong for Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, after being granted an air operator's certificate (AOC) by the Hong Kong Government in July 1985. In 2010, Dragonair, together with its parent, Cathay Pacific, operated over 138,000 flights, carried nearly 27 million passengers and over 1.80 billion kg (4.0 billion pounds) of cargo and mail.[3]