Uni Air

UNI Air
立榮航空

IATA B7 ICAO UIA Callsign GLORY
Founded	1998
Hubs	Kaohsiung International Airport Taipei Songshan Airport
Focus cities	Taichung Airport Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
Frequent-flyer program	UniClub Evergreen Club
Fleet size	17
Destinations	26
Parent company	EVA Airways Corporation
Headquarters	Zhongshan, Taipei
Key people	Peter Chen (President)
Website	uniair.com.tw

UNI Air (Chinese: 立榮航空 Lìróng Hángkōng) 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 International Airlines until 1996, when EVA Air took a majority share of the airline. In 1998, the airline merged with Great China Airlines and Taiwan Airways, 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.^[4]

Destinations

McDonnell Douglas MD-90 of Uni Air in Kaohsiung (October 2006)

The airline operates mainly to domestic destinations, but also operates scheduled international flights to Bangkok, Hanoi and Seoul from Kaohsiung and chartered flights to Bali and Jeju from Kaohsiung.Uni Air's destinations (as at April 2010) are:

• China
  • Chongqing - Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport
  • Fuzhou - Fuzhou Changle International Airport
  • Dalian - Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport
  • Hangzhou - Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
  • Kunming - Kunming Wujiaba International Airport
  • Nanjing - Nanjing Lukou International Airport
  • Ningbo - Ningbo Lishe International Airport
  • Qingdao - Qingdao Liuting International Airport
  • Shenzhen - Shenzhen Baoan International Airport
  • Xiamen - Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
• Japan
  • Sapporo (New Chitose Airport)
• Korea, South
  • Seoul (Incheon International Airport)
• Taiwan
  • Chiayi (Chiayi Airport)
  • Kaohsiung (Kaohsiung International Airport) Hub
  • Kinmen (Kinmen Airport)
  • Makung (Makung Airport)
  • Matsu Islands (Matsu Beigan Airport)
  • Nangan (Matsu Nangan Airport)
  • Pingtung (Pingtung Airport)
  • Taichung (Taichung Airport) Focus cities
  • Tainan (Tainan Airport)
  • Taipei
    • (Taipei Songshan Airport) Hub
    • (Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport) Focus cities
  • Taitung (Taitung Airport)
• Thailand
  • Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi Airport)
• Vietnam
  • Hanoi (Noi Bai International Airport)
  • Ho Chi Minh City (Tan Son Nhat International Airport)

Former destinations

Asia

• China - Wuhan
• Malaysia - Kota Kinabalu

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

Further information: EVA Air destinations

Fleet

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

As of August 2011, the Uni Air fleet consists of the following aircraft with an average age of 15 years:^[5][6]

UNI Air fleet

Aircraft	In Service	Orders	Passengers	Notes
ATR 72-600	—	10[7][8]	TBA	To replace Dash 8 Q300 and part MD-90
Bombardier Dash 8 Q300	8	—	56	To be replace by ATR 72-600
McDonnell Douglas MD-90	11	—	152-170	To be replace by ATR 72-600 & A321
Total	19	10

See also

	Taiwan portal
	Companies portal
	Aviation portal

• EVA Air
• Chang Yung-fa
• Evergreen Group

External links

• UNI Air
• UNI Air Korea
• EVA Air

References

1. ^ "Directory: World Airlines." Flight International. March 30–5 April 2004. 88.
2. ^ "關於立榮航空." UNI Air. January 3, 2008. Retrieved on March 15, 2010.
3. ^ Orient Aviation - UNI Airways flights to Japan
4. ^ Airline Codes
5. ^ Uni Air fleet list at planespotters.net
6. ^ https://www.uniair.com.tw/uniairec/about/our_fleet.aspx
7. ^ [1]
8. ^ [2]