On Mar. 4, a Boeing 737-800 plane, registration number B-1930, successfully landed at Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW) and joined the fleet of Hebei Airlines (NS), bringing its fleet size up to 11 aircraft and further optimizing its fleet structure and air route network.

The newly introduced B737-800 plane is configured with 170 seats, including 8 in first-class and 162 in economy class. It is learnt that the new aircraft will be put into operation in March 6, serving daily Shijiazhuang-Guangzhou and Shijiazhuang-Chengdu routes. The Shijiazhuang-Guangzhou flight is scheduled to depart from Shijiazhuang at 09:20 a.m. and arrive in Guangzhou at 12:30 p.m.; while the return flight will leave Guangzhou at 1:25 p.m. with an arrival in Shijiazhuang at 4:10 p.m. The Shijiazhuang-Chengdu flight will take off from Shijiazhuang at 5:10 p.m. and reach Chengdu at 7:40 p.m.; while the return flight will depart from Chengdu at 8:40 p.m., landing in Shijiazhuang at 10:55 p.m.

As a "regional airlines in Hebei province", Hebei Airlines has been committed to building more optimized air network and providing various, affordable and safe services for local residents since its inception in June 2010. At present, the airline flies to 44 domestic cities covering east, north, south central, southwest, northeast China and Bohai economic zone, etc., shaping a network system integrating the truck routes with regional ones.

During the past 2014 Spring Festival travel season, Hebei Airlines registered a total of 3,593.59 hours of safe flight, 2,129 aircraft movements and a passenger volume of 195,000.

In 2014 Hebei Airlines will focus on "continuous safety, better service and more benefit". It will continue to improve its security management and flight quality monitoring to ensure safety operation. Meanwhile, optimizing the airline network is on the schedule. It will enhance the cooperation with other airlines to strengthen air network and enrich route resources. Also, abiding by a service concept of "safer, warmer and more harmonious", it strives to work out effective measures to provide the passenger with a safer, happier and top-quality journey so as to build into a "homeland in the air".