Lucky Air in Tibet
Brief Introduction
Lucky Air is a low cost carrier based in the Xiangpeng Hangkong Dasha(祥鹏航空大厦) in Kunming, Yunnan, which has expanded its network rapidly. By now, it covers 51 domestic cities, 8 foreign cities and 2 regional cities. Its base is Kunming Changshui International Airport. The airline is one of the four founding members of the U-FLY Alliance. It was established in July 2004 as a start-up airline known as Shilin Airlines. On 23 December 2005, Shilin Airlines was renamed Lucky Air. The airline is owned by Hainan Airlines, Shanxi Airlines and Yunnan Shilin Tourism Aviation.
Fleet of Lucky Air
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Airbus A319-100 | 3 | — | 8 | 120 | 128 | |
| Airbus A320-200 | 8 | — | 8 | 150 | 158 | |
| Airbus A320neo | 3 | — | 0 | 186 | 186 | |
| Airbus A330-300 | 4 | — | 32 | 260 | 292 | 2 to be sourced from Hainan Airlines. |
| 24 | 279 | 303 | ||||
| Boeing 737-700 | 13 | — | 8 | 120 | 128 | |
| — | 148 | 148 | ||||
| Boeing 737-800 | 21 | — | 8 | 156 | 164 | |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 168 | 176 | Deliveries from 2018 and 2019. |
| Total | 55 | 1 | ||||
Flights to and Fro Tibet
Flights to Tibet
| Flight No. | Departure – Arrival | Duration |
| 8L9681 | Kashgar(10:25)-Ngari(12:00) | 1h35m |
Flights from Tibet
| Flight No. | Departure – Arrival | Duration |
| 8L9682 | Ngari(12:40)-Kashgar(14:30) | 1h50m |
