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Zhejiang Airlines

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CNAC Zhejiang Airlines
IATA ICAO Call sign
CJG ZHEJIANG
Founded1999 by the China National Aviation Holding
Ceased operations2004 (absorbed by Air China)
DestinationsAsia
HeadquartersJianqiao Airport, Hangzhou, China
Websitezjair.com

Zhejiang Airlines (Chinese: 浙江航空; pinyin: Zhèjiāng Hángkōng) was an airline based in Jianqiao Airport in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.[1][2] The airline was wholly owned by China National Aviation Holding. During 2004, as part of a consolidation of the Chinese aviation industry, Air China absorbed Zhejiang Airlines and became its Hangzhou base.

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Accidents and incidents

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On November 8, 1993, A Bombardier Dash 8 with 54 passengers and 5 crew members were hijacked to Taiwan, the hijacker sent a note to the flight attendants claiming he has a bomb and demanding to be flown to Taiwan, when it arrived in Taiwan, the hijacker surrender peacefully. The bomb the hijacker was talking about turned out to be two bars of soap wrapped around a newspaper with a wire.

References

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  1. ^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 31 March-6 April 1999. 108. "Jian Qiao Airport, 7 Yucheng Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310021, China"
  2. ^ "Directory:World airlines." Flight International. 1–7 April 2003. ""Zhejiang Airlines" p. 98. "Jian Qiao Airport, 7 Yucheng Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310021, China"
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