Genghis Khan Airlines goes into liquidation


Genghis Khan Airlines, a regional carrier in China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region, has gone into liquidation.

Based at Hohhot Baita International Airport  in Hohhot, the capital of Inner Mongolia, the airline started flying in 2019.

It is/was owned by Inner Mongolia Communications Investment Group, with support from the Inner Mongolian provincial government.

The plan was to fly from Inner Mongolia to destinations throughout China using Comac ARJ21 aircraft.

The ARJ21 has between 78 to 90 seats and a flight range of 2,225 to 3,700 kilometers.

The airline is believed to have five of the aircraft. In 2018, it ordered 25 of the twinjets.

The airline was the second customer of the ARJ21, China’s first home-built regional passenger jetliner, Chengdu Airlines was the first customer.


N.B. Image credit: Genghis Khan Airlines

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