Uni Air

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UNI Air
立榮航空
IATA ICAO Callsign
B7 UIA GLORY
Founded 1998
Hubs
Frequent-flyer program Infinity MileageLands
Airport lounge Evergreen Lounge
Fleet size 16
Destinations 27
Parent company EVA Airways Corporation
Headquarters Zhongshan, Taipei
Key people Peter Chen (President)
Website uniair.com.tw
Uni Air
Traditional Chinese 立榮航空
Simplified Chinese 立荣航空
Former name
Traditional Chinese 馬公航空
Simplified Chinese 马公航空
Literal meaning Magong International Airlines

UNI Air (Chinese: 立榮航空; pinyin: Lìróng Hángkōng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lïp-êng Háng-khong) is an airline based in Zhongshan, Taipei, Taiwan.[1][2] It is a domestic and regional subsidiary of EVA Air. It was known as Makung Airlines (馬公航空) until 1996, when EVA Air took a majority share of the airline. In 1998, the airline merged with Great China Airlines (大華航空) and Taiwan Airways (臺灣航空), which EVA Air also had interests in, to form UNI Airways (UNI Air).

The airline has had the largest market share in the domestic Taiwan market in recent years, and has expanded to include international flights. A few of its McDonnell Douglas MD-90 aircraft have been repainted and are flying for parent carrier EVA Air due to overcapacity. In recent years, Uni Air has launched services to international destinations from the southern Taiwanese port city of Kaohsiung. In 2007, the airline received permission to begin flights to Japan.[3]

General

UNI Air has operated two-class services, with domestic business- and economy-class seating. Business-class passengers have access to EVA Air's Evergreen Lounges. UNI Air's predecessor, Makung International Airlines, operated a fleet of BAe 146 series jet aircraft. These aircraft were sold when Uni Air was formed. Uni Air's IATA Code is B7, its ICAO code is UIA, and its callsign is Glory, in reference to its sister company Uniglory Shipping Corporation.[4] In 2012, Uni Air unveiled a new livery and tail/logo on a MD-90 aircraft.

Destinations

Further information: EVA Air destinations
McDonnell Douglas MD-90 of Uni Air in Kaohsiung (October 2006)

The airline operates mainly to domestic and China destinations, but also operates scheduled international flights to Bangkok, Hanoi and Seoul from Kaohsiung and chartered flights to Surabaya and Jeju from Kaohsiung. Uni Air's destinations (as of January 2013) are:

Uni Air's ATR 72-600 at Taipei Songshan Airport
Hub
Focus City
Future destinations
Terminated destinations
City Country IATA ICAO Airport Refs
BangkokThailandBKKVTBSSuvarnabhumi International Airport
Beigan IslandTaiwanMFKRCMTMatsu Beigan Airport
Chiayi Airport Taiwan CYIRCKUChiayi Airport
ChongqingPeople's Republic of China (Chongqing)CKGZUCKChongqing Jiangbei International Airport
DalianPeople's Republic of China (Liaoning)DLCZYTLZhoushuizi International Airport
FuzhouPeople's Republic of China (Fujian)FOCZSFZChangle International Airport
HangzhouPeople's Republic of China (Zhejiang)HGHZSHCXiaoshan International Airport
HanoiVietnamHANVVNBNoi Bai International Airport
HengchunTaiwanHCNRCKWHengchun Airport
Ho Chi Minh CityVietnamSGNVVTSTan Son Nhat International Airport
Kaohsiung Taiwan KHHRCKHKaohsiung International Airport
KinmenTaiwanKNHRCBSKinmen Airport
Kota KinabaluMalaysiaBKIWBKKKota Kinabalu International Airport
MagongTaiwanMZGRCQCMagong Airport
NanganTaiwanLZNRCFGMatsu Nangan Airport
NanjingPeople's Republic of China (Jiangsu)NKGZSNJLukou International Airport
NingboPeople's Republic of China (Zhejiang)NGBZSNBNingbo Lishe International Airport
PingtungTaiwan PIFRCSQ Pingtung Airport[5]
QingdaoPeople's Republic of China (Shandong)TAOZSQDQingdao Liuting International Airport
SeoulSouth KoreaICNRKSIIncheon International Airport[6]
ShenyangPeople's Republic of China (Liaoning)SHEZYTXTaoxian International Airport[7]
ShenzhenPeople's Republic of China (Guangdong)SZXZGSZShenzhen Bao'an International Airport
Taichung TaiwanRMQRCMQTaichung Airport
Tainan TaiwanTNNRCNNTainan Airport
Taipei TaiwanTSARCSSTaipei Songshan Airport
Taipei TaiwanTPERCTPTaiwan Taoyuan International Airport
Taitung TaiwanTTTRCFMTaitung Airport
TunxiPeople's Republic of China (Hubei)WUHZSTXHuangshan Tunxi International Airport[8]
WuhanPeople's Republic of China (Anhui)TXNZHHHTianhe International Airport
Wuxi People's Republic of China (Jiangsu)WUXZSWXSunan Shuofang International Airport

[9][10]

XiamenPeople's Republic of China (Fujian)XMNZSAMXiamen Gaoqi International Airport

UNI Air also operates charter flights to Yonago, Okayama, Hakodate, Miyazaki, Koriyama, Nagasaki, Obihiro, and Asahikawa in Japan, as well as Seoul, Busan, and Jeju in South Korea for various tour groups.

UNI Air flights connect to the EVA Air network via Taipei and Kaohsiung, with service to over 40 international destinations worldwide.

Codeshare agreements

As of January 2013, UNI Air has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:

Fleet

A Uni Air Dash 8 preparing to take off in Taipei Songshan Airport

As of April 2015, the Uni Air fleet consists of the following aircraft with an average age of 4.5 years:[11][12]

UNI Air fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
ATR 72-600 13 70
Airbus A321-200 2 176-184
Total 15

Accidents and incidents

See also

References

  1. "Directory: World Airlines." Flight International. March 30–5 April 2004. 88. "7F, 100 Sec 2, Chang-An E. Road, Taipei, 104, Taiwan"
  2. "關於立榮航空." UNI Air. January 3, 2008. Retrieved on March 15, 2010. "台北市(104)中山區長安東路二段100號8F"
  3. Orient Aviation - UNI Airways flights to Japan
  4. "The Airline Codes Website". Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  5. "屏東航站將關閉 8月中停飛" (in Chinese). Yahoo Taiwan. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  6. "UNI Air Adds Taichung - Seoul Service from July 2015". Airlineroute.net. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  7. "UNI Air Adds New Taiwan – China Routes in March 2016". Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  8. "黄山机场2016年夏秋季始发航班时刻表". Huangshan Tunxi International Airport. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
  9. "Wuxi Enhances International/Regional Links from late-April 2016". airlineroute. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  10. "苏南机场2016夏秋季航班时刻表". Sunan Shuofang International Airport. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  11. "UNI Airways Fleet Details and History". Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  12. "關於立榮航空-機隊介紹". Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  13. "Cabin explosion and fire during landing roll at Hua-Lien, Taiwan, involving a MD-90-30 on August 24, 2000" (Archive). Aviation Safety Council.

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