Air Guilin

Air Guilin is an airline based in Guilin, Guangxi, China. Founded in 2015, it primarily operated domestic passenger services, with Guilin serving as its main base and the network focused on connecting the city with other destinations in China. The brand is associated with the travel, business and regional air-transport needs of Guilin and Guangxi. The available material does not provide sufficiently reliable information about its ownership structure, fleet size, detailed route network or current operating status.

Air Guilin was established in 2015 as a passenger-airline brand based in Guilin, Guangxi, serving the Chinese domestic aviation market. Its business direction is associated with Guilin’s role as a tourism city and with regional air connectivity. Beyond the basic information about its founding and Guilin base, the available material does not provide sufficiently reliable details on ownership changes, route expansion, fleet development, operational adjustments or its current status, so the history is recorded only briefly.

• 2015

  Brand established

  Air Guilin was founded as an airline based in Guilin, operating domestic passenger air services in China.

A Chinese domestic air passenger brand based in Guilin

• Passenger air transport

  Air Guilin operates scheduled passenger flights, selling tickets through its official website and offering booking management, flight schedules, and online customer service.

• Discounted military/police disability tickets

  The airline offers special discounted tickets for disabled military personnel and disabled police officers, requiring valid identification and disability certificates; each order is limited to one passenger and online/self-service check-in is not available for these tickets.

• Baggage purchase and meal pre-order

  Passengers can purchase additional checked baggage and pre-order meals through the official website's booking management section.

• Membership and coupon center

  The website includes a membership center with personal profile and order management, as well as a coupon center for claiming and purchasing discount vouchers and package tickets.

• Special passenger services

  Air Guilin provides services for infants, unaccompanied minors, pregnant women, and injured/sick passengers, requiring advance contact with the 24-hour customer service hotline; additional services such as checked electric wheelchairs, group services for disabled passengers, and service dogs in cabin require 48-hour advance notice.

• 2019

  Captain grounded for life after allowing a female passenger into the cockpit to take photos

  In 2019, photos circulating online of a female passenger inside an aircraft cockpit drew public attention. Air Guilin confirmed the violation and announced that the captain involved was grounded for life, while the other crew members were suspended indefinitely pending investigation. The penalty was a decision by the airline and did not extend to a nationwide permanent revocation of civil aviation licenses.

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• 2019

  Guilin Airlines disciplines managers and crew after cockpit-entry violation

  Guilin Airlines issued internal disciplinary decisions against responsible managers and crew after a passenger entered the cockpit on flight GT1011 on January 4, 2019, in violation of civil aviation rules. The decisions included suspensions and other personnel sanctions, and ordered relevant departments to conduct self-inspections and rectification.

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• 2019

  Guilin Airlines responds to cockpit-access incident

  Guilin Airlines responded to an incident in which a passenger entered an aircraft cockpit, stating that the captain had violated aviation rules by allowing an unrelated person into the cockpit. The airline imposed a lifetime flight ban on the captain and an indefinite flight ban on other involved crew members, and said it would further investigate them. The response addressed the cockpit-access incident and the disciplinary measures taken against the personnel involved.

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• 2022

  Yisheng Pay and Guilin Airlines sign partnership[6]易生支付与桂林航空签署合作tech.china.com

  Yisheng Pay and Guilin Airlines signed a partnership to use Yifeixing aviation ancillary-services SaaS to support Guilin Airlines’ aviation-plus-new-retail platform and digital marketing transformation.

• 2019-11-05

  Guilin Airlines disciplines managers and crew after cockpit-entry violation[4]Guilin Airlines disciplines managers and crew after cockpit-entry violationfinance.sina.com.cn

  Reported: 2019-11-05

  Guilin Airlines issued internal disciplinary decisions against responsible managers and crew after a passenger entered the cockpit on flight GT1011 on January 4, 2019, in violation of civil aviation rules. The decisions included suspensions and other personnel sanctions, and ordered relevant departments to conduct self-inspections and rectification.

• 2019-11-04

  Guilin Airlines responds to cockpit-access incident[5]Guilin Airlines responds to cockpit-access incidentsociety.huanqiu.com

  Guilin Airlines responded to a passenger cockpit-access incident, saying the captain had violated aviation rules by allowing an unrelated person into the cockpit. It imposed a lifetime flight ban on the captain and an indefinite flight ban on other involved crew members, and said it would further investigate them.

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2. 2Captain grounded for life after allowing a female passenger into the cockpit to take photosxinhuanet.com
3. 3Captain grounded for life after allowing a female passenger into the cockpit to take photoscompanies.caixin.com
4. 4Guilin Airlines disciplines managers and crew after cockpit-entry violationfinance.sina.com.cn
5. 5Guilin Airlines responds to cockpit-access incidentsociety.huanqiu.com
6. 6易生支付与桂林航空签署合作tech.china.com