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Shandong Airlines is a Chinese airline based in the Shandong Airlines Centre in Jinan, Shandong, China, with their hubs in Jinan Yoaqiang International Airport.

Currently owned by Air China, Shandong Airlines also holds a 10% stake in Sichuan Airlines. Established in 1994 Shandong Airlines Shandong Airlines jointly found the Xinxing Aviation Alliance along with five of China's provincial airlines.

Shandong Airlines focuses on domestic routes from Jinan, Qingdao and Yantai to the major cities in China. These routes include Beijing Capital International Airport, Qingdao Liuting International Airport and Yantai Penglai International Airport.

Domestic destinations include Hefei, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Guilin, Nanning, Chongqing, Fuzhou, Wuyishan, Xiamen, Lanzhou, Guiyang, Harbin, Luoyang, Hohhot, Changchun, Xining, Jinan, Jining, Linyi, Dalian and many others. In addition to domestic routes Shandong Airlines also fly to Cambodia, India, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.

Shandong Airlines fleet currently stands at a total of 97 aircraft with a further 44 on order (as of April 2016). The favoured aircraft for Shandong Airlines is Boeing's 737-800 with a current total of 87. They also currently operate using Boeing 737-700's, Bombardier's CRJ-200ER and 700ER aircraft.

Frequent Flyer Program

Shandong Airlines frequent flyer program is currently the same as it's owners, Air China' Phoenix Miles.

Phoenix Miles was designed to reward frequent flyers travelling internationally and domestically or Air China and its partner airlines (Shandong Airlines). Members earn mileages for travel on Air China, its affiliated partner airlines and partner airlines.

The companion card may be upgraded to VIP status.

There are special redemption rates for VIP members – Gold card members and Platinum card members.

Shandong Airlines operates mainly domestic trunk routes from Jinan, Qingdao and Yantai to major cities in China. In total, SDA's route network covers over 70 destinations in 7 countries and includes Cambodia, India, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.In November 2016, Shandong Airlines reported a 24.6% increase to 1.7 million passengers and operating operating revenue up 19.8%. The Chinese carrier, which already serves destinations in Cambodia, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand, now offers four times weekly non-stop flights on the 2,569-kilometre route between Kunming (KMG) and Delhi (DEL). Two of these four flights originate in Jinan (TNA) while the other two originate in Qingdao (TAO). These seven routes are operated by five different airlines and involve four airports in China and three airports in India. Part-owned by Air China, Shandong Airlines operates a fleet of over 80 737-800s which will be used to operate these new routes, none of which face direct competition. The new service will run four times a week (Mondays, Wednesday, Fridays and Sundays), with the Monday and Friday flights continuing onwards between Kunming and Jinan – the capital of Shandong province and Shandong Airlines’ home base.

In November 2015, Shandong Airlines entered the Indian market. he Chinese carrier, which already serves destinations in Cambodia, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand, now offers four times weekly non-stop flights on the 2,569-kilometre route between Kunming and Delhi. Two of these four flights originate in Jinan while the other two originate in Qingdao. Amazingly this brings to just seven, yes seven, the number of non-stop flights linking an airport in China with an airport in India. These seven routes are operated by five different airlines and involve four airports in China and three airports in India. Part-owned by Air China, Shandong Airlines operates a fleet of over 80 737-800s which will be used to operate these new routes, none of which face direct competition.

In November 2016, Shandong Airlines reported a 24.6% year-on-year increase to 1.7 million passengers in Sep-2016. The carrier achieved its highest September passenger number in Sep-2016 since 2008. Shandong Airlines, also known as SDA, is a Chinese airline based at Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) Jinan, Shandong. Shandong Airlines serves over 70 destinations in 7 countries across Asia. Its network includes mainly domestic trunk routes from Jinan, Qingdao and Yantai to major cities in China. 

In July 2017, Shandong Airlines announced it is continuing to expand its cooperation with Recaro Aircraft Seating. The company has ordered 6,000 seats of the CL4400 and BL3530 models to equip 34 aircraft of its new Boeing 737 MAX fleet. This is the third collaboration with Recaro since 2013, when Shandong Airlines was the first customer of the Recaro site in China. The order of 6,000 units of Economy and Business Class seats a volume with a double-digit million figure.

In July 2017, Shandong Airlines announced regular flights to New Delhi from Kunming. The flavour of Southeast Asia is palpable in the terminal of the Changshui airport. Passengers seeking arrival or departure information are likely to encounter names of cities such as Bangkok, Singapore, Hanoi, Bandar Seri Begawan, Phu Quoc or Phuket on the giant electronic scroll monitors fixed inside the vast terminal halls. There are daily flights from Kunming to Kolkata, around 2,300 km away by road. Besides, Shandong Airlines now flies regularly to New Delhi from Kunming.

Boeing 737-700

Boeing 737-800

Bombardier CRJ-200ER

Bombardier CRJ-700ER

Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport 

HUB Airport

Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport is the main airport serving Jinan, the capital of Shandong Province in China. It is the hub airport for Shandong Airlines and has one runaway and can handle nearly 10 million passengers every year. Other airlines which fly to and from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport include Asiana Airlines, Air China, Beijing Capital Airlines, Chengdu Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines and many others.