In 1987, the airline became the first Hong Kong-based airline to join as an active member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA).ĭragonair was the first local competitor for Hong Kong's largest airline, Cathay Pacific, in forty years and since the airline's inception, Cathay Pacific fought vigorously to block the airline's flight-slot applications. The airline began services to Phuket, Thailand, as well as six secondary cities in mainland China on a regular charter basis in 1986. It started operations in July 1985 with a Boeing 737-200 service from Kai Tak International Airport to Kota Kinabalu International Airport in Malaysia, after receiving an Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) from the Hong Kong Government. The airline was established in Hong Kong on on the initiative of Kuang-Piu Chao, the airline's present honorary chairman, as a subsidiary of Hong Kong Macau International Investment Co. Ĭathay Dragon House, the head office at Hong Kong International Airport 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 of cargo and mail. Its maiden flight departed Hong Kong for Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia after being granted an air operator's certificate (AOC) by the Hong Kong Government in July 1985. The airline was founded on, by Chao Kuang Piu, who was most recently the airline's honorary chairman. It had an all Airbus fleet of 35 aircraft, consisting of A320s, A321s, and A330s.Ĭathay Dragon was a wholly owned subsidiary of Hong Kong's flag carrier, Cathay Pacific, and was an affiliate member of the Oneworld airline alliance. Additionally, the airline had three codeshares on routes served by partner airlines. 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.
Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Limited ( Chinese: 港龍航空有限公司), also known as Cathay Dragon ( 國泰港龍航空) and Dragonair, was a Hong Kong-based international regional airline, with its corporate headquarters and main hub at Hong Kong International Airport.
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