The inaugural flight took off at 1pm from Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong province, and landed in the western Guangdong city of Zhanjiang 70 minutes later.
Guangzhou-based 9 Air was founded in February this year as a budget subsidiary of privately owned Juneyao Airlines. It is the third low-cost carrier to operate in China after Spring Airlines and China West Air.
In the near term, 9 Air plans to operate domestic flights from Guangzhou. Later, it aims to expand into East and Southeast Asia.
Ji Guangping, 9 Air CEO, said its low-end tickets will be priced at 9 yuan (US$1.46), 99 yuan, 199 yuan (US$16) and 299 yuan (US$49). In general, 9 Air's prices will be 20%-30% lower than the industry's average, he said.
In May this year, 9 Air placed an order to purchase 50 Boeing 737 jets. The planes, including Boeing 737-800 jets and the next generation of 737 MAX models, will be delivered before 2020.
Source: xinhua via want china times
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