Spring Airlines Co., Ltd. is the first low-cost airline line operated by private capital in China and the first low-cost airline run by a travel agency.
Spring Airlines is the only survivor of the first batch of private airlines in China. It is the first low-cost airline in China, with a net profit of 201/kloc-0 exceeding 470 million yuan, and it is the most successful low-cost airline in China. Headquartered in Shanghai, it has bases in Shanghai Hongqiao Airport, Shanghai Pudong Airport, Shijiazhuang Zhengding Airport, Shenyang Taoxian Airport and Yangzhou Taizhou International Airport.
Spring Airlines Co., Ltd. was approved by the then Civil Aviation Administration of China (now Civil Aviation Administration of China, Ministry of Communications) on May 26th, 2004, and was established by Spring Travel Agency with a registered capital of 80 million yuan. It set sail successfully in about a year.
The maiden voyage took off from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport at 6: 438 +08 am on July 6, 2005 for Yantai, Shandong.
At the beginning of its establishment, there were only three leased aircraft Airbus A320, which operated domestic air passenger and cargo transportation business and tourist passenger charter transportation business. With an average attendance rate of 95.4%, Spring Airlines has the highest passenger load factor in domestic civil aviation.
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First, the company positioning
Spring Airlines has positioned itself as a "grassroots airline" and advocated anti-luxury and low-cost consumption concepts and lifestyles. The measures taken include single aircraft (the fleet consists entirely of Airbus A320), single cabin (no first class, business class, only economy class),
High passenger load factor (the average passenger load factor is about 95% since sailing, ranking first among low-cost airlines in the world), high aircraft utilization rate (20% higher than the domestic industry average), low sales cost (online direct selling is the main channel, and the market is not opened). , greatly saving unnecessary expenses. Only 20 1 1 saved at least 40 million yuan in agency commission.
The average flight time of domestic traditional airlines is about 10 hour, and that of Spring Airlines is 12 hour. The traditional airline Airbus A320 has about 154 seats, while the same type of aircraft of Spring Airlines adopts a single economy class layout.
The layout of business class and first class was cancelled, and all of them were changed to economy class, so that the number of seats reached 180, which fully improved the economy of the aircraft. Spring Airlines is the first airline in China to independently develop its sales and departure system. Passengers can book and pay air tickets at home or in the office through websites or mobile phones, or they can choose cabin seats online and check in by themselves.
Spring Airlines will focus on the development of online ticket sales and airport services for e-tickets. Low-cost airlines in Europe, America and Asia have made great achievements in e-tickets, which can save costs for airlines and bring benefits to passengers.
Second, the airline code
China International Airlines CA, China Southern Airlines CZ, China Eastern Airlines MU, Hainan Airlines HU, Shandong Airlines SC, Shenzhen Airlines zh, Sichuan Airlines 3U, Xiamen Airlines MF, Shanghai Airlines FM, United Airlines KN and Okay Airlines BK.
Jixiang Airlines HO, Chengdu Airlines (renamed from Eagle United Airlines), European Union, Spring Airlines 9C, China Cargo Airlines, Hebei Airlines (renamed from Northeast Company) NS, Xiang Peng Airlines 8L and Huaxia Airlines G5.
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