Dragonair operating in Hong Kong is also known as the Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Limited. The airline of Dragonair is based in Hong Kong and is a subsidiary of the Cathay Pacific airline which is the largest airline in Hong Kong. The Dragonair is the 2nd largest airline in Hong Kong. The Dragonair operates within the destinations of Asia-Pacific region, including China and the Cargo networking of Europe, the Middle East, Japan and China. Hong Kong International Airport is the main base of the Hong Kong based Dragonair. The Hong Kong based Dragonair was established around May in the year 1985 with the initiative of KP Chao. The airline started operating in July 1985 with a Boeing 737 giving service from the Kai Tak International Airport to Kota Kinabalu International Airport in Malaysia. Back then Dragonair was known by the name of Hong Kong Dragon Airlines and in the year 1987 Dragonair earned the reputation as the 1st airline based in Hong Kong which joined IATA.
| The subsidiaries of Dragonair are known to be Dragonair Holidays, Hong Kong International Airport Services Ltd. or HIAS, LSG Lufthansa Service Skychefs, Hong Kong Airport Services Ltd. or HAVE, Dah Chong Hong - Dragonair Airport GSE Service Ltd. or DAS, Das Aviation Support Ltd. or DSL, Wise Counsel Ltd. or WCL.The destinations served by Dragonair which is a fully owned subsidiary of Cathay Pacific comprise of Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Cargo Destinations.
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The East Asian destinations served by Dragonair comprise of China, Beijing (Beijing Capital International Airport), Chongqing (Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport), Fuzhou (Fuzhou Chengle International Airport), Xiamen (Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport), Haikou (Haikou Meilan International Airport), Hong Kong (Hong Kong International Airport), Wuhan (Wuhan Tianhe International Airport), Nanjing (Nanjing Lukou International Airport), Xian (Xi'an Xianyang International Airport), Shanghai (Shanghai Pudong International Airport), Japan, Fukuoka (Fukuoka Airport). The Southeast Asian destinations are Cambodia, Phnom Penh (Phnom Penh International Airport), Malaysia, Kota Kinabalu (Kota Kinabalu International Airport), Thailand, Phuket (Phuket International Airport).
The South Asian destinations of Dragonair are Bangladesh, Dhaka (Zia International Airport), India, Bangalore (HAL Bangalore International Airport) since 1st May 2008, Nepal, Kathmandu (Tribhuvan International Airport). Lastly the Cargo destinations of Hong Kong based Dragonair are Hong Kong (Hong Kong International Airport), Shanghai (Shanghai Pudong International Airport), Taipei (Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport), Osaka(Kansai International Airport). The past destinations served by Dragonair are Tokyo, Hiroshima, Kagoshima, Tianjin, Bangkok, Kuching, Manila, Cebu, Dubai, Amsterdam, and Frankfurt, New York City. Know more about Dragonair as you read through Airlinesplan.com offering information about Hong Kong.
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