Cathay Dragon

Cathay Dragon
Cathay Dragon
Traditional Chinese	國泰港龍航空
Simplified Chinese	国泰港龙航空
Cantonese Yale	Gwoktaai Gónglùng Hònghūng
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Guótài Gǎnglóng Hángkōng
Wade–Giles	Kuo2-tʻai4 Kang3-lung2 Hang2-kʻung1
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Gwoktaai Gónglùng Hònghūng
Jyutping	Gwok3taai3 Gong2lung4 Hong4hung1

Cathay Dragon 國泰港龍
Founded	24 May 1985; (as Dragonair); British Hong Kong
Commenced operations	July 1985; (as Dragonair); 21 November 2016; (as Cathay Dragon);
Ceased operations	21 October 2020; (merged into Cathay Pacific)
Hubs	Hong Kong–Kai Tak (1985–1998); Hong Kong–Chek Lap Kok (1998–2020);
Frequent-flyer program	Asia Miles; Marco Polo Club[broken anchor];
Alliance	Oneworld (affiliate; 2007–2020)
Parent company	Cathay Pacific
Headquarters	Cathay Dragon House, Hong Kong International Airport, Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong
Key people	Chao Kuang Piu (Honorary chairman); Augustus Tang (Chairman); Algernon Yau (CEO);

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.

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]

^ Skytrax. "The World's Best Airlines in 2014". Archived from the original on 12 November 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
^ Cathay Dragon. "Hong Kong". Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016. Head Office: Cathay Dragon House, 11 Tung Fai Road, Hong Kong International Airport, Lantau, Hong Kong.
^ "Cathay Pacific releases combined traffic figures for December 2009" (Press release). Cathay Pacific. 12 January 2010. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.

[1] Skytrax. "The World's Best Airlines in 2014". Archived from the original on 12 November 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.

[2] Cathay Dragon. "Hong Kong". Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016. Head Office: Cathay Dragon House, 11 Tung Fai Road, Hong Kong International Airport, Lantau, Hong Kong.

[3] "Cathay Pacific releases combined traffic figures for December 2009" (Press release). Cathay Pacific. 12 January 2010. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.

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