Hainan Airlines

Hainan Airlines Holding Co., Ltd. (HNA, Chinese: 海南航空公司) was founded in January 1993 in Hainan Province, China's largest special economic zone and free trade port.

The Hainan Airlines logo is vivid and eye-catching. The design comprises an abstract symbol and the name of the company. In the full version of the logo, the company name is given both in Chinese and English.

The company slogan is “Fly Your Dreams".

As one of the fastest-growing airlines in China, Hainan Airlines is the largest civilian-run and majority state-owned air transport company, making it the fourth-largest airline in terms of fleet size in the People's Republic of China and the tenth-largest airline in Asia in terms of passengers carried.  As of 2019, Hainan Airlines and its holding subsidiaries operate more than 2,000 domestic and international routes, including more than 1,800 domestic routes and 258 international routes, covering Asia, Europe (Hainan now operates 21 routes with destinations in Europe including Berlin, London, Paris, Rome, Brussels, Edinburgh, Zurich, Vienna, Manchester, Madrid and Moscow), North America, South America and Oceania, and connecting with 66 cities around the world. Actively responding to The Belt and Road Initiative, Hainan Airlines and its holding subsidiaries have established aviation operation bases/branches in 24 cities including Beijing, Guangzhou, Haikou and Shenzhen.

Since 1993, Hainan Airlines has been operating safely for 27 consecutive years, accumulating more than 8 million flight hours, with a young and luxurious fleet of mainly Boeing series aircraft. As of May 2020, the Hainan Airlines fleet consists of 221 aircraft: Airbus A330-200, Airbus A330-300, Airbus A350-900, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737 MAX 8, Boeing 787-8, Boeing 787-9, Comac C919.

Hainan Airlines operates several self-owned airport lounges at its main hub and focus cities including Beijing (T1 HNA Exclusive Terminal), Haikou, Xi'an, Guangzhou, and Urumqi. The airline also operates an exclusive Transit Lounge for transferring HNA Group passengers at Beijing Airport Non-restricted area. Hainan Airlines focuses on the passenger experience and spares no efforts to build the flagship home base at the new Terminal 2 of Haikou Meilan International Airport, integrating Hainan FTP features into the airline products.

Hainan Airlines has received the 5-Star Airline rating from SKYTRAX for the tenth consecutive year. Only 10 airlines currently hold the 5-Star Airline Rating and receiving this honor for ten consecutive years is a testament to the hard work and hospitality shown by Hainan Airlines staff daily.

“We were due to announce the 5-Star Rating for Hainan Airlines in July 2020, but due to COVID-19 this was put on hold for several months,” said Edward Plaisted of Skytrax. “Since the last awarding in June 2019, we were able to conduct a lot of international and domestic standards auditing of Hainan Airlines, through to February 2020. Despite the difficulties faced by the HNA Group at the start of 2020, we are delighted to note that Hainan Airlines has managed to maintain its high-quality levels across both the product and service delivered, and remains intent on providing 5-Star standards to its customers. We expect to conduct a COVID-19 Airline Safety evaluation of Hainan Airlines in the coming months, and naturally hope that this can also deliver to a 5-Star level”

Hainan Airlines announced on January 19th, 2021, that it has entered bankruptcy restructuring after a government-led exercise to work out its debt failed to come up with money to repay bondholders and creditors. The company cooperate with the court’s review, pushes forward with the debt restructuring work and supports the court to protect the legitimate rights and interests of creditors, HNA Group said.