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{{Short description|Defunct regional airline of Hong Kong (1985–2020)}}
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{{Infobox airline
| airline        = Cathay Dragon {{nobold|{{lang|zh-Hant|國泰港龍}}}}
| image          = Cathay Dragon, B-HSQ, Airbus A320-232 (47663114221).jpg
| caption = Cathay Dragon [[Airbus A320-200]] in 2019
| aoc            = 
| logo           = Cathay Dragon.svg
| logo_size      = 180
| IATA           = KA
| ICAO           = HDA
| callsign       = HONG KONG DRAGON
| founded        = {{start date|1985|05|24|df=yes}}<br />{{small|(as ''Dragonair'')}}
| commenced      = {{ubl|
  | {{start date|1985|07||df=yes}}<br />{{small|(as ''Dragonair'')}}
  | {{start date|2016|11|21|df=yes}}<br />{{small|(as ''Cathay Dragon'')}}}}
| ceased         = {{end date|2020|10|21|df=yes}}<br />{{small|(merged into [[Cathay Pacific]])}}
| headquarters   = Cathay Dragon House, [[Hong Kong International Airport]], [[Chek Lap Kok]], [[Hong Kong]]
| key_people     = {{bulleted list|
  | [[Chao Kuang Piu]]<!--Chao is the family name--> (Honorary chairman)
  | Augustus Tang ([[Chairman]])
  | Algernon Yau ([[Chief Executive Officer|CEO]])}}
| hubs           = {{ubl|class=nowrap
  | [[Kai Tak Airport|Hong Kong–Kai Tak]] {{small|(1985–1998)}}
  | [[Hong Kong International Airport|Hong Kong–Chek Lap Kok]] {{small|(1998–2020)}}}}
| frequent_flyer = {{ubl|class=nowrap
  | [[Asia Miles]]
  | [[Marco Polo Club]]}}
| fleet_size     =  
| destinations   = 
| alliance       = {{nowrap|[[Oneworld]] {{small|(affiliate; 2007–2020)}}}}
| parent         = [[Cathay Pacific]]
| focus_cities   = 
| num_employees  = 
| website        = }}

''''Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Limited''' ({{zh|t=港龍航空公司}}), originally known as '''Dragonair''' until 2016 and finally '''Cathay Dragon''' ({{zh|labels=no|t=國泰港龍航空}}) until 2020, was a [[Hong Kong]]-based international [[regional airline]],<ref>{{cite web |author=Skytrax |author-link=Skytrax |title=The World's Best Airlines in 2014 |url=http://www.worldairlineawards.com/Awards/airline_award_winners_2014.html |access-date=23 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161112121005/http://www.worldairlineawards.com/Awards/airline_award_winners_2014.html |archive-date=12 November 2016 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> with its corporate headquarters and [[airline hub|main hub]] at [[Hong Kong International Airport]].<ref>{{cite web|author1=Cathay Dragon|title=Hong Kong|url=https://www.dragonair.com/ka/en_HK/about-us/contact-us/worldwide-offices/worldwide-office-details.HK.html|access-date=23 December 2016|quote=Head Office: Cathay Dragon House, 11 Tung Fai Road, Hong Kong International Airport, Lantau, Hong Kong.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223135732/https://www.dragonair.com/ka/en_HK/about-us/contact-us/worldwide-offices/worldwide-office-details.HK.html|archive-date=23 December 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the final year before it ceased flying, the airline operated a scheduled [[passenger]] network to around 50 destinations in 14 countries and [[territory (country subdivision)|territories]] across Asia. Additionally, the airline had three [[codeshare agreement|codeshares]] on routes served by partner airlines. It had an all-[[Airbus]] fleet of 35 aircraft, consisting of [[Airbus A320|A320s]], [[Airbus A321|A321s]] and [[Airbus A330|A330s]].

Cathay Dragon was a wholly owned subsidiary of [[Cathay Pacific]], and was an affiliate member of the [[Oneworld]] airline alliance. The airline was founded on 24 May 1985, by [[Chao Kuang Piu]], who was most recently the airline's honorary chairman. Its maiden flight departed Hong Kong for [[Kota Kinabalu]], [[Sabah]], [[Malaysia]], after being granted an [[air operator's certificate]] (AOC) by the [[Hong Kong Government]] in July 1985. In 2010, Dragonair, together with its parent, Cathay Pacific, operated over 138,000 flights, carried nearly 27 million passengers and over 1.80&nbsp;billion kg (4.0&nbsp;billion pounds) of cargo and mail.<ref>{{cite press release 
|url=https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK/about-us/press-room/press-release/2010/cathay-pacific-releases-combined-traffic-figures-for-december-2009.html |title=Cathay Pacific releases combined traffic figures for December 2009 |publisher=Cathay Pacific |date=12 January 2010 |access-date=23 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223201552/https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK/about-us/press-room/press-release/2010/cathay-pacific-releases-combined-traffic-figures-for-december-2009.html |archive-date=23 December 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Dragonair Logo.svg|thumb|Dragonair's logo from 1985 to 2016.]]
[[File:B-HYF - Dragonair - Airbus A330-342 - PEK (16484020506).jpg|thumb|A Dragonair [[Airbus A330-300]] in the 1992–2016 livery]]
[[File:Dragon Air A320-200.JPG|thumb|[[Airbus A320-200]]]]
===Early beginnings===
[[File:Dragonair House at Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong.JPG|thumb|Cathay Dragon House, the head office at [[Hong Kong International Airport]]|alt=Dragonair House]]
The airline was established in Hong Kong on 24 May 1985, on the initiative of [[Chao Kuang Piu]] as a subsidiary of Hong Kong Macau International Investment Co.  It started operations in July 1985 with a [[Boeing 737-200]] service from [[Kai Tak Airport]] to [[Kota Kinabalu International Airport]] in Malaysia, after receiving an [[Air Operator's Certificate]] (AOC) from the [[Hong Kong Government]].  The airline began services to [[Phuket International Airport]] in Thailand, as well as six secondary cities in [[mainland China]] on a regular charter basis in 1986.  In 1987, the airline became the first Hong Kong-based airline to join as an active member of the [[International Air Transport Association]] (IATA).

Dragonair was the first local competitor for Hong Kong's largest airline, Cathay Pacific, in forty years; and since the airline's inception, Cathay Pacific has fought vigorously to block the airline's flight-slot applications.  In January 1987, the airline announced its expansion with the order of two long-range [[McDonnell Douglas MD-11]] aircraft. However, after a heated hearing before Hong Kong's Air Transport Licensing Authority, the Hong Kong government adopted a one-route-one-airline policy, which lasted until 2001. The airline was not able to gain the scheduled routes it needed to compete effectively. The airline was disadvantaged in that Hong Kong's financial secretary back then, [[John Henry Bremridge|Sir John Bremridge]], was a former [[Cathay Pacific]] chairman.<ref name=funding>{{cite web|title=Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Ltd.|url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Hong-Kong-Dragon-Airlines-Ltd-Company-History.html|work=International Directory of Company Histories, Vol. 66|publisher=St. James Press (2000)|access-date=23 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Birkett|first=Chris|title=The Year of the Dragon|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1986/1986%20-%200060.html|work=[[Flight International]]|publisher=[[Reed Business Information]]|page=18|date=11 January 1986|access-date=27 July 2009}}</ref><ref name=standard1>{{cite news|last=Hilken|first=Daniel|title=The Dragon that was too hot to handle|newspaper=The Standard|url=http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=1&art_id=20377&sid=8309178&con_type=1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604140143/http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=1&art_id=20377&sid=8309178&con_type=1|archive-date=4 June 2011|date=8 June 2006|access-date=27 July 2009}}</ref>

Stephen Miller, Dragonair's first CEO, said: <blockquote>Our arrival on the scene was not hailed very enthusiastically by the then Hong Kong Government...we got a lot of opposition from Cathay (Pacific).<ref name=standard1 /></blockquote> It was later discovered that Cathay Pacific was concentrating on a boom in travel elsewhere in the 1980s and had left the undeveloped mainland China market to Dragonair. Forced into accepting less-desirable routes, the young airline focused on the mainland.<ref name=standard1 />

===1990s===
In January 1990, Cathay Pacific, [[Swire]] and [[CITIC Pacific]] acquired an 89 percent stake in the airline, with CITIC Pacific holding 38 percent; while the family of the airline's chairman, Kuang-Piu Chao, reduced their holding from 22 percent to 6 percent, with the remainder held by minor [[shareholder]]s.<ref>Cathay takes stake in Dragonair ''[[Flight International]]'' 24 January 1990 page 11</ref> The change of ownership saw [[Cathay Pacific]] transferring its [[Beijing]] and [[Shanghai]] routes to Dragonair, along with a [[Lockheed L-1011 TriStar]] on a lease basis. The first [[Airbus A320]] joined the airline's fleet in March 1993 and by December, there was a total of six A320 aircraft.  This was followed by the introduction of the [[Airbus A330]] into the Dragonair's fleet in July 1995.<ref name=funding /><ref name=Hist>{{cite web|title=History and milestones|url=https://www.dragonair.com/ka/en_HK/about-us/about-our-airline/history-and-milestones.html|publisher=Dragonair|access-date=23 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151201083425/http://www.dragonair.com/ka/en_HK/about-us/about-our-airline/history-and-milestones.html|archive-date=1 December 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Hopkins|first=Harry|title=Cathay Prepares for 1997|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1990/1990%20-%201254.html|work=[[Flight International]]|publisher=[[Reed Business Information]]|page=26|date=2–8 May 1990|access-date=27 July 2009}}</ref>

A further redistribution of shares took place in April 1996, when [[China National Aviation Holding|China National Aviation Corporation]] purchased 35.9 per cent of Dragonair and became the largest shareholder, with Cathay Pacific and Swire retaining 25.5 per cent, CITIC Pacific retaining 28.5 percent and the Chao family retaining 5.0 percent.<ref>Cathay ownership shuffle as Swire relinquishes control ''[[Australian Aviation]]'' issue 118 June 1996 page 18</ref> China National Aviation Corporation's holding was further increased to 43 per cent when it was listed on the [[Hong Kong Stock Exchange]] on 17 December 1997. On 5 July 1998, Dragonair Flight 841 from [[Chongqing]] was the last scheduled arrival at [[Kai Tak Airport]], landed runway 13 at 15:38 [[GMT]] (23:38 Hong Kong time).<ref name=funding /><ref name=Hist /><ref name=FI>{{cite news|title=Directory: World Airlines|work=[[Flight International]]|publisher=[[Reed Business Information]]|page=74|date=3 April 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Mola|first=Roger A.|title=Last Stand at Kai Tak|url=http://www.airspacemag.com/flight-today/kai-tak.html|publisher=[[Air & Space Magazine]]|date=1 September 2003|access-date=31 March 2010}}</ref>

===Operational expansion===
[[File:Dragonair Boeing 747-400BCF Freighter..JPG|thumb|Dragonair [[Boeing 747-400BCF]]]]
In 2000, the airline commenced an all-cargo service to [[Shanghai]], Europe and the [[Middle East]] using a leased [[Boeing 747-200]] freighter and a service to [[Osaka]] was added in May 2001. The airline purchased two [[Boeing 747-300]] freighters in 2001 and extended freight operations to [[Xiamen]] and [[Taipei]] in 2002. The airline's net profits rose 60 percent to [[HK$]]540 million in 2002, with cargo operations accounting for 30 percent of revenues; and freight volume increasing nearly 50 percent to 20,095 [[tonne]]s.<ref name=funding /><ref name=Hist />

All regular flights were converted to scheduled services in March 2000,{{clarify|date=April 2015}} with passenger service to [[Taipei]], [[Bangkok]] and [[Tokyo]] commenced in July 2002, November 2003 and April 2004, respectively. Dragonair Cargo continued to see steady growth and the airline began a Hong Kong–Shanghai freight route on behalf of [[DHL Aviation|DHL]] in June 2003 and leased an [[Airbus A300]] freighter to start a cargo service to [[Nanjing]] in June 2004. A second daily European loop to [[Frankfurt]] and London, in addition to [[Manchester Airport|Manchester]] and [[Amsterdam]], followed, and by mid 2004, the airline had five [[Boeing 747]] freighters and 26 [[Airbus]] passenger aircraft. In a bitter Air Transport Licensing Authority (ATLA) hearings in 2004, Cathay Pacific applied to fly to three mainland cities to which Dragonair filed an objection, saying the move would have an effect on its very survival.<ref name=funding /><ref name=Hist /><ref>{{cite news|last=Li|first=Wen Fang|title=Cathay, Dragonair plead their case on mainland routes|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8798570.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026143627/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8798570.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 October 2012|publisher=China Daily|date=24 January 2003|access-date=28 July 2009}}</ref>

A new passenger service to [[Sydney Airport|Sydney]] was scheduled to open in the second half of 2005, along with [[Manila]] and [[Seoul]] as the other anticipated destinations. The airline also planned services to the United States in 2005, at first with cargo flights. It was the airline's intention to more than double its freighter fleet to nine Boeing 747s by 2008.<ref name="funding" />

===Cathay Pacific takeover===
By 2005, [[Cathay Pacific]] owned 18 per cent with its parent, [[Swire]] owned 7.71 per cent; [[China National Aviation Holding]] owned 43 per cent and [[CITIC Limited|CITIC]] owned 28.5 per cent.  The ''[[South China Morning Post]]'' reported in March 2005<ref>http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,BT_CO_20050315_009148,00.html {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-03/16/content_425599.htm|title=Cathay Pacific, Air China in merger talks|website=www.chinadaily.com.cn}}</ref> that Swire Pacific was in advanced negotiations that would see Cathay Pacific taking over Dragonair.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/article/561210/cathay-closer-takeover-dragonair|title=Cathay closer to takeover of Dragonair|date=23 August 2006|website=South China Morning Post|language=en|access-date=2019-05-22}}</ref> This was dismissed outright by Tony Tyler, then chief operating officer of Cathay Pacific who said "We have no plans to change that structure right now... we are happy with the structure of the shareholding in Dragonair at the moment."{{citation needed|date=February 2024}} Peter Hilton, transport analyst at [[Credit Suisse First Boston]], said Tyler's remarks were a "cut and dried" dismissal of the takeover talk.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cathay Happy With Dragonair Share Structure|url=http://news.airwise.com/story/view/1112179197.html|work=Airwise|publisher=Ascent Pacific|date=30 March 2005|access-date=28 July 2009|archive-date=18 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218161650/http://news.airwise.com/story/view/1112179197.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 28 September 2006, Dragonair became a wholly owned subsidiary of Cathay Pacific after completion of a major shareholding realignment involving Cathay Pacific, [[Air China]], [[China National Aviation Corporation]], CITIC Pacific and Swire Pacific.<ref>Cathay to take over Dragonair ''Australian Aviation'' issue 230 August 2006 pages 11/12</ref> Cathay Pacific claimed that Dragonair would continue to operate as a separate airline within the Cathay Pacific group, maintaining its own Air Operator's Certificate and with the brand unchanged, with 2,976 employees worldwide. However, the airline would be downsized with five percent of the airline staff retrenched or transferred into Cathay Pacific. No Cathay Pacific staff were to be affected by this announcement.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cathay finally seals Dragonair takeover|url=http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=2&art_id=20470&sid=8326390&con_type=1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604140218/http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=2&art_id=20470&sid=8326390&con_type=1|archive-date=4 June 2011|work=The Standard|date=9 June 2006|access-date=23 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|title=Joint Announcement|url=http://downloads.cathaypacific.com/cx/investor/20060608CX_AirChina_English.pdf|publisher=[[Cathay Pacific]]|date=8 June 2006|access-date=28 July 2009|archive-date=8 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708123823/http://downloads.cathaypacific.com/cx/investor/20060608CX_AirChina_English.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|title=Analyst Presentation|url=http://downloads.cathaypacific.com/cx/investor/joint_announcement_presentation_eng.pdf|publisher=[[Cathay Pacific]]|date=9 June 2006|access-date=28 July 2009|archive-date=8 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708123827/http://downloads.cathaypacific.com/cx/investor/joint_announcement_presentation_eng.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Dragonair to be downsized|url=http://en.ce.cn/Industries/Aerospare/200609/29/t20060929_8780007.shtml|publisher=Shanghai Daily|date=29 September 2006|access-date=30 July 2009|archive-date=27 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127031306/http://en.ce.cn/Industries/Aerospare/200609/29/t20060929_8780007.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref>

By 2009, services to [[Bangkok]] and [[Tokyo]], and the expansion plans to introduce services to [[Sydney]], [[Seoul]] and the United States, had been cancelled and terminated while Cathay took over these routes with immediate effect. In addition, the planned nine-aircraft freight operation had also been eliminated, with three Boeing 747-400BCF freighters transferred to its parent fleet and the remaining two parked at [[Southern California Logistics Airport]] in [[Victorville, California]].<ref name=AR06>{{cite web|title=Annual Report 2006|url=http://downloads.cathaypacific.com/cx/investor/2006_Annual_Results_EN.pdf|page=13|publisher=[[Cathay Pacific]]|date=11 April 2007|access-date=28 July 2009|archive-date=7 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207184600/http://downloads.cathaypacific.com/cx/investor/2006_Annual_Results_EN.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=AR07>{{cite web|title=Annual Report 2007|url=http://downloads.cathaypacific.com/cx/investor/2007_Annual_Report_en.pdf|page=7|publisher=[[Cathay Pacific]]|date=31 March 2008|access-date=28 July 2009|archive-date=8 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130708215811/http://downloads.cathaypacific.com/cx/investor/2007_Annual_Report_en.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=AR08>{{cite web|title=Annual Report 2008|url=http://downloads.cathaypacific.com/cx/investor/2008annual_report_en.pdf|pages=6–7|publisher=[[Cathay Pacific]]|date=6 April 2009|access-date=28 July 2009|archive-date=4 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604200029/http://downloads.cathaypacific.com/cx/investor/2008annual_report_en.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=chaviation>{{cite web|title=Dragonair|url=http://ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=KA&al_op=1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706223254/http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=KA&al_op=1|archive-date=6 July 2011|url-status=live|publisher=CH-Aviation|access-date=23 December 2016}}</ref>

On 7 June 2010, Dragonair received its first second-hand [[Airbus A330-300]] from Cathay Pacific to replace their leased A330s.

===Service integration with Cathay Pacific===
Dragonair's own loyalty programme, ''The Elite'', that was launched on 12 February 2001, was merged into Cathay Pacific's [[Marco Polo Club]] from 1 January 2007. Existing Elite members were offered similar membership by The Marco Polo Club.<ref name=Hist /><ref name=AR06 /><ref>{{cite press release|title=The Elite, Asia's Newest Prestige Club, Opens for Enrolment (Hong Kong)|url=http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_INTL/aboutus/pressroomdetails?refID=bc0383d85f310110VgnVCM22000022d21c39____|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716103232/http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_INTL/aboutus/pressroomdetails?refID=bc0383d85f310110VgnVCM22000022d21c39____|archive-date=16 July 2011|publisher=Dragonair|date=12 February 2001|access-date=23 December 2016}}</ref> On 1 August 2007, the airline opened a joint regional office with Cathay Pacific in Beijing, that featured a dedicated area for the airline and its parent, and joined the [[Oneworld]] alliance as an affiliated member on 1 November, of which its parent is a founding member.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dragonair's new Beijing office|url=http://www.hktdc.com/info/mi/a/st/en/1X007OAQ/1/Shippers-Today/Vol-30-5-Dragonair-S-New-Beijing-Office.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721182641/http://www.hktdc.com/info/mi/a/st/en/1X007OAQ/1/Shippers-Today/Vol-30-5-Dragonair-S-New-Beijing-Office.htm|archive-date=21 July 2011|publisher=[[Hong Kong Trade Development Council]]|date=25 October 2007|access-date=23 December 2016}}</ref><ref name=KAjoin>{{cite press release|title=China's best airline Dragonair now part of Oneworld alliance|publisher=Oneworld|date=1 November 2007|url=https://www.oneworld.com/news-information/oneworldnews/-/asset_publisher/QtTQ7EuCzxhd/content/china-s-best-airline-dragonair-now-part-of-oneworld-alliance|access-date=23 December 2016}}</ref> In addition, they opened the first airline-branded arrival lounge, ''The Arrival'', at [[Hong Kong International Airport]] on 1 October 2008.<ref name=Hist /> The airline's ground handling services subsidiary, Hong Kong International Airport Services Ltd (HIAS), was merged with Hong Kong Airport Services Ltd (HAS) on 1 November 2008 and became a wholly owned subsidiary of Cathay Pacific on 1 December 2008.

In January 2016, Cathay Pacific announced that it was renaming Dragonair to Cathay Dragon.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cathay Dragon|author=Cathay Dragon|url=http://www.dragonair.com/ka/en_HK/cathaydragon/introduction.html|access-date=23 December 2016}}</ref> The Cathay Dragon brand became active on 21 November 2016.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gabriel|first1=Rea|title=DragonAir Is Now Called Cathay Dragon|url=http://www.travelerstoday.com/articles/27434/20161123/dragonair-now-called-cathay-dragon.htm|access-date=23 December 2016|work=Travelers Today|date=23 November 2016}}</ref>

=== Demise ===
On 21 October 2020, it was announced by Cathay Pacific that as part of the restructuring due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], Cathay Dragon would cease operations with immediate effect. Almost every cabin crew and pilots, along with the vast majority of the staff at the regional subsidiary, were laid off.<ref>{{Cite press release|title=Cathay Pacific Group announces corporate restructuring|url=https://news.cathaypacific.com/cathay-pacific-group-announces-corporate-restructuring|date=21 October 2020|access-date=21 October 2020|publisher=Cathay Pacific|location=Hong Kong|language=en-HK}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3106279/cathay-pacific-axe-6000-staff-and-close-dragon-brand-bid|title=Exclusive {{!}} Cathay Pacific 'to axe 6,000 staff and Dragon brand' in bid to stay afloat, with most cuts aimed at Hong Kong workforce|date=20 October 2020|access-date=21 October 2020|newspaper=South China Morning Post|location=Hong Kong|language=en-HK|first=Danny|last=Lee}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release|title= Nearly all Cathay Dragon staff to lose jobs in cuts|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3106418/cathay-dragon-staff-bear-brunt-job-cuts-boss-says-focus |date=21 October 2020|access-date=21 October 2020| newspaper=South China Morning Post|location=Hong Kong|language=en-HK}}</ref>

== Destinations ==
Before ceasing operations, the airline operated its own aircraft to 47 destinations including 22 destinations in mainland China from its home base Hong Kong.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2014/03/14/dragonair-may-bring-more-chinese-ri.html |title=Dragonair may bring more Chinese to RI |author=Nadya Natahadibrata |date=14 March 2014}}</ref>

The destination list shows airports that were served by Cathay Dragon as part of its regular charter and scheduled passenger services at the time of its cessation of operations in October 2020, as well as scheduled services of its former cargo division.

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|rowspan="2"|Cambodia||[[Phnom Penh]]||[[Phnom Penh International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="archive" /><ref name="PR100201" />
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|[[Siem Reap]]||[[Siem Reap International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref>{{cite press release|title=Dragonair launches new seasonal service to Siem Reap|date=27 July 2013|publisher=[[Dragonair]]|url=http://www.dragonair.com/ka/en_HK/about-us/media-centre/press-release/2013/dragonair-launches-new-seasonal-service-to-siem-reap.html|access-date=14 August 2013|archive-date=26 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826220124/http://www.dragonair.com/ka/en_HK/about-us/media-centre/press-release/2013/dragonair-launches-new-seasonal-service-to-siem-reap.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|rowspan="26"|China||[[Beijing]]||[[Beijing Capital International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="dest" /><ref name="CXPR040116">{{cite news|url=http://www.cathaypacific.com/cpa/en_HK/aboutus/pressroomdetails?refID=48dbe27ed1faa010VgnVCM22000022d21c39____#perspective|title=A perspective on Cathay Pacific's resumption of services to Beijing|date=14 December 2003|access-date=11 March 2010|publisher=International Business Daily (Beijing)|archive-date=6 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606080251/https://www.cathaypacific.com/cpa/en_HK/aboutus/pressroomdetails?refID=48dbe27ed1faa010VgnVCM22000022d21c39____#perspective|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[Changsha]]||[[Changsha Huanghua International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="archive" /><ref name="PR100201">{{cite press release|title=Dragonair Boosts Services for Summer Schedule|date=1 February 2010|publisher=[[Dragonair]]|url=http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_INTL/aboutus/pressroomdetails?refID=1824e0da1a886210VgnVCM62000007d21c39____|access-date=11 March 2010|archive-date=16 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716104028/http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_INTL/aboutus/pressroomdetails?refID=1824e0da1a886210VgnVCM62000007d21c39____|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[Chengdu]]||[[Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="archive" /><ref name="PR100201" />
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|[[Chongqing]]||[[Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="archive" /><ref name="PR100201" />
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|[[Dalian]]||[[Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="archive" /><ref name="PR090417" />
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|[[Fuzhou]]||[[Fuzhou Changle International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="PR100201" /><ref name="CX1998">{{cite web|url=http://downloads.cathaypacific.com/cx/investor/annualreports/1998_annual-report_en.pdf|title=Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Annual Report 1998|year=1998|publisher=[[Cathay Pacific]]|page=16|access-date=11 March 2010|archive-date=29 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029214809/http://downloads.cathaypacific.com/cx/investor/annualreports/1998_annual-report_en.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[Guangzhou]]||[[Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="dest" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chinahospitalitynews.com/en/2009/09/18/13432-dragonair-launches-new-service-from-hong-kong-to-guangzhou/|title=Dragonair Launches New Service From Hong Kong To Guangzhou|date=18 September 2009|access-date=15 March 2010|archive-url=https://archive.today/20091001180417/http://www.chinahospitalitynews.com/en/2009/09/18/13432-dragonair-launches-new-service-from-hong-kong-to-guangzhou/|archive-date=1 October 2009|url-status=dead|publisher=China Hospitality News}}</ref>
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|[[Guilin]]||[[Guilin Liangjiang International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="archive" /><ref name="PR090417" />
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|[[Haikou]]||[[Haikou Meilan International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="archive" /><ref name="CX2008">{{cite web|url=http://downloads.cathaypacific.com/cx/investor/2008annual_report_en.pdf|title=Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Annual Report 2008|year=2008|publisher=[[Cathay Pacific]]|pages=6–7|access-date=11 March 2010|archive-date=4 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604200029/http://downloads.cathaypacific.com/cx/investor/2008annual_report_en.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|[[Hangzhou]]||[[Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="dest" /><ref name="archive" />
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|[[Jinan]]||[[Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.cathaypacific.com/cathay-dragon-to-launch-new-service-to-jinan-in-march|title=Cathay Dragon to launch new service to Jinan in March|website=news.cathaypacific.com|access-date=25 March 2018|archive-date=30 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430084459/https://news.cathaypacific.com/cathay-dragon-to-launch-new-service-to-jinan-in-march|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[Kunming]]||[[Kunming Changshui International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="dest" /><ref name="archive" />
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|[[Nanning]]||[[Nanning Wuxu International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="archive" /><ref name="PR100201" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/275544/cathay-dragon-adds-nanning-service-from-jan-2018/|title=Cathay Dragon adds Nanning service from Jan 2018|website=Routesonline|access-date=6 October 2019|archive-date=24 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624193005/https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/275544/cathay-dragon-adds-nanning-service-from-jan-2018/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[Nanjing]]||[[Nanjing Lukou International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="archive" /><ref name="PR100201" />
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|[[Ningbo]]||[[Ningbo Lishe International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="dest" /><ref name="archive" /><ref name="CX1999">{{cite web|url=http://downloads.cathaypacific.com/cx/investor/annualreports/1999_annual-report_en.pdf|title=Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Annual Report 1999|year=1999|publisher=[[Cathay Pacific]]|page=16|access-date=12 March 2010|archive-date=5 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101105151633/http://downloads.cathaypacific.com/cx/investor/annualreports/1999_annual-report_en.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="CX2001">{{cite web|url=http://downloads.cathaypacific.com/cx/investor/annualreports/2001_annual-report_en.pdf|title=Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Annual Report 2001|year=2001|publisher=[[Cathay Pacific]]|page=11|access-date=12 March 2010|archive-date=5 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101105151642/http://downloads.cathaypacific.com/cx/investor/annualreports/2001_annual-report_en.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[Qingdao]]||[[Qingdao Liuting International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="dest" /><ref name="archive" />
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|[[Sanya]]||[[Sanya Phoenix International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="dest" /><ref name="CX2000" />
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|rowspan="2"|[[Shanghai]]||[[Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="CXPR040116" /><ref name="PR021025">{{cite press release|title=Dragonair Advises Passengers of Move to Pudong Airport|date=25 October 2002|publisher=[[Dragonair]]|url=http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_HK/aboutus/pressroomdetails?refID=77707b7f88410110VgnVCM10000021d21c39____|access-date=13 March 2010|archive-date=16 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716104159/http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_HK/aboutus/pressroomdetails?refID=77707b7f88410110VgnVCM10000021d21c39____|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[Shanghai Pudong International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="dest" /><ref name="PR021025" />
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|[[Shenyang]]||[[Shenyang Taoxian International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="PR090417" /><ref>{{cite news|title=Dragonair Direct Service to Shenyang via Dalian|url=http://www.cnnshenyang.com/article/Show.asp?ArticleID=298|publisher=Shenyang Daily|date=31 March 2006|access-date=17 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708171658/http://www.cnnshenyang.com/article/Show.asp?ArticleID=298|archive-date=8 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|[[Tianjin]]||[[Tianjin Binhai International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="archive" /><ref name="CX1999" />
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|[[Wenzhou]]||[[Wenzhou Yongqiang International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_INTL/aboutus/pressroomdetails?refID=f45a9778ffcfa310VgnVCM1000000ad21c39____|title=Welcome to Dragonair|website=Dragonair.com|access-date=18 September 2016|archive-date=6 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606080252/https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_US.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[Wuhan]]||[[Wuhan Tianhe International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="dest" /><ref name="archive" />
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|[[Xiamen]]||[[Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="dest" /><ref name="archive" /><!--<ref>{{cite news|title=Dragonair Will Launch China Charters|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1985/1985%20-%203077.html||page=3|work=[[Flight International]]|publisher=[[Reed Business Information]]|date=23 November 1985|access-date=12 March 2010}}</ref> -->
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|[[Xi'an]]||[[Xi'an Xianyang International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="archive" /><ref name="PR090417" />
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|[[Zhengzhou]]||[[Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_INTL/aboutus/pressroomdetails?refID=6e042922cab79310VgnVCM62000007d21c39____|title=Welcome to Dragonair|website=Dragonair.com|access-date=18 September 2016|archive-date=6 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606080253/https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_US.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|Germany||[[Frankfurt]]||[[Frankfurt Airport]] <sup>Cargo</sup>||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="CX2007" /><ref name="PR040727">{{cite press release|title=Frankfurt and London Stansted Added to Freighter Network|url=http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_INTL/aboutus/pressroomdetails?refID=6c1af3a293510110VgnVCM22000022d21c39____|publisher=[[Dragonair]]|date=27 July 2004|access-date=11 March 2010|archive-date=16 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716104041/http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_INTL/aboutus/pressroomdetails?refID=6c1af3a293510110VgnVCM22000022d21c39____|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|Hong Kong||[[Hong Kong]]||[[Hong Kong International Airport]]||{{Airline hub}}||align=center|<ref name="hist95">{{cite web|title=History – Year 1995–1999|url=http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_INTL/aboutus/aboutdragonair/history?refID=6bea1dfcac000110VgnVCM10000021d21c39____|publisher=[[Dragonair]]|access-date=13 March 2010|archive-date=17 December 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091217032251/http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_INTL/aboutus/aboutdragonair/history?refID=6bea1dfcac000110VgnVCM10000021d21c39____|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|rowspan="2"|India||[[Bengaluru]]||[[Kempegowda International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="dest" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/dragonairs-maiden-flight-arrivesbengaluru_345196.html|title=Dragonair's maiden flight arrives in Bengaluru|date=2 July 2008|access-date=15 March 2010|publisher=moneycontrol.com|archive-date=6 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406224436/http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/dragonairs-maiden-flight-arrivesbengaluru_345196.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[Kolkata]]||[[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_HK/aboutus/pressroomdetails?refID=5f379cf132777310VgnVCM62000007d21c39____|title=Dragonair to Launch New Service to Kolkata, India|publisher=Dragonair.com|access-date=23 May 2012|archive-date=6 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606080253/https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_US.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|rowspan="2"|Indonesia||[[Denpasar]]||[[Ngurah Rai International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref>{{cite press release|title=Dragonair to launch flights to Bali in April|date=5 March 2014|publisher=[[Dragonair]]|url=http://www.dragonair.com/ka/en_HK/about-us/media-centre/press-release/2014/Dragonair_to_launch_flights_to_bali_in_april.html|access-date=5 March 2014|archive-date=6 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306095908/http://www.dragonair.com/ka/en_HK/about-us/media-centre/press-release/2014/Dragonair_to_launch_flights_to_bali_in_april.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[Medan]]||[[Kualanamu International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="dest" /><ref name="news.cathaypacific.com">{{Cite web|url=https://news.cathaypacific.com/hong-kong-hub-strengthens-with-new-cathay-pacific-group-services-to-davao-city-and-medan|title=Hong Kong hub strengthens with new Cathay Pacific Group services to Davao City and Medan|website=news.cathaypacific.com|access-date=2 May 2018|archive-date=26 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626135336/https://news.cathaypacific.com/hong-kong-hub-strengthens-with-new-cathay-pacific-group-services-to-davao-city-and-medan|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|rowspan="10"|Japan||[[Fukuoka]]||[[Fukuoka Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="PR090417">{{cite press release|title=Dragonair Introduces Additional Cost-Cutting Measures|date=17 April 2009|publisher=[[Dragonair]]|url=http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_INTL/aboutus/pressroomdetails?refID=0f8f0f52a32b0210VgnVCM62000007d21c39____|access-date=11 March 2010|archive-date=16 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716102937/http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_INTL/aboutus/pressroomdetails?refID=0f8f0f52a32b0210VgnVCM62000007d21c39____|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://en.viewtrans.com/html/focus/airnews/20071103/1321.html|title=Dragonair starts Japan services from HK to Fukuoka, Sendai|date=3 November 2007|access-date=15 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717202322/http://en.viewtrans.com/html/focus/airnews/20071103/1321.html|archive-date=17 July 2011|url-status=dead|publisher=SchedNet}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_HK/aboutus/pressroomdetails?refID=f4ac413e29ef9210VgnVCM62000007d21c39____|title=Dragonair Resumes Direct Service to Fukuoka|date=23 July 2010|access-date=23 July 2010|publisher=[[Dragonair]]|archive-date=16 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716104347/http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_HK/aboutus/pressroomdetails?refID=f4ac413e29ef9210VgnVCM62000007d21c39____|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[Hiroshima]]||[[Hiroshima Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="archive" /><ref>[http://www.newsabahtimes.com.my/nstweb/fullstory/89907]{{dead link|date=September 2016}}</ref>
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|[[Komatsu, Ishikawa|Komatsu]]||[[Komatsu Airport]]||{{Airline seasonal|''Charter''}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/271733/cathay-dragon-plans-komatsu-charters-in-2q17/|title=Cathay Dragon plans Komatsu charters in 2Q17|publisher=Routesonline|access-date=8 March 2017|archive-date=8 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308081915/http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/271733/cathay-dragon-plans-komatsu-charters-in-2q17/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[Naha]]||[[Naha Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_INTL/helpingyoutravel/destinationdetails?cityCode=OKA|title=Okinawa, Japan|publisher=[[Dragonair]]|access-date=10 November 2010|archive-date=30 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230073340/http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_INTL/helpingyoutravel/destinationdetails?cityCode=OKA|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[Niigata (city)|Niigata]]||[[Niigata Airport]]||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK/explore-destinations/port-launch/niigata.html|title=New Niigata flights from Hong Kong &#124; Travel|website=Cathay Pacific|access-date=6 October 2019|archive-date=3 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190803191307/https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK/explore-destinations/port-launch/niigata.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[Osaka]]||[[Kansai International Airport]] <sup>Cargo</sup>||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="CX2008" /><ref>{{cite press release|title=Osaka Joins Dragonair Freighter Network|url=http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_INTL/aboutus/pressroomdetails?refID=962d0d3da2410110VgnVCM22000022d21c39____|publisher=[[Dragonair]]|date=12 May 2001|access-date=11 March 2010|archive-date=16 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716104118/http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_INTL/aboutus/pressroomdetails?refID=962d0d3da2410110VgnVCM22000022d21c39____|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[Sendai]]||[[Sendai Airport]] <sup>Charter</sup>||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="archive" /><ref name="PR060710" />
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|[[Tokushima]]||[[Tokushima Airport]]||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/280388/cathay-dragon-adds-seasonal-tokushima-service-from-dec-2018/|title=Cathay Dragon adds seasonal Tokushima service from Dec 2018|publisher=routesonline|access-date=5 September 2018|archive-date=6 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906091908/https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/280388/cathay-dragon-adds-seasonal-tokushima-service-from-dec-2018/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|rowspan="2"|[[Tokyo]]||[[Haneda Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/272376/cathay-dragon-ends-tokyo-haneda-service-in-oct-2017/|title=Cathay Dragon ends Tokyo Haneda service in Oct 2017|publisher=routesonline|access-date=15 April 2017|archive-date=15 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415200727/http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/272376/cathay-dragon-ends-tokyo-haneda-service-in-oct-2017/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/274691/cathay-dragon-resumes-tokyo-haneda-service-in-march-2018/|title=Cathay Dragon resumes Tokyo Haneda service in March 2018|publisher=routesonline|access-date=8 September 2017|archive-date=8 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908153849/http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/274691/cathay-dragon-resumes-tokyo-haneda-service-in-march-2018/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="CX2007" />
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|[[Narita International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto"/><ref name="CX2007" />
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|rowspan="4"|Malaysia||[[Kota Kinabalu]]||[[Kota Kinabalu International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="dest" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/275130/cathay-dragon-ends-kota-kinabalu-service-in-jan-2018/|title=Cathay Dragon ends Kota Kinabalu service in Jan 2018|publisher=RoutesOnline|date=9 October 2017|access-date=9 October 2017|archive-date=12 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812184610/https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/275130/cathay-dragon-ends-kota-kinabalu-service-in-jan-2018/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[Kuala Lumpur]]||[[Kuala Lumpur International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK/about-us/press-room/press-release/2016/Dragonair-to-operate-flights-to-Kuala-Lumpur-from-Mar2017.html|title=Dragonair to operate flights to Kuala Lumpur from March 2017|date=11 August 2016|website=Cathaypacific.com|access-date=18 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820182005/http://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK/about-us/press-room/press-release/2016/Dragonair-to-operate-flights-to-Kuala-Lumpur-from-Mar2017.html|archive-date=20 August 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|[[Kuching]]||[[Kuching International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="archive" />
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|[[Penang]]||[[Penang International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref>{{cite press release|title=Dragonair to operate flights to Penang from March 2014|date=13 November 2013|publisher=[[Dragonair]]|url=http://www.dragonair.com/ka/en_HK/about-us/media-centre/press-release/2013/Dragonair_to_operate_flights_to_Penang_from_March_2014.html|access-date=13 November 2013|archive-date=13 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113071145/http://www.dragonair.com/ka/en_HK/about-us/media-centre/press-release/2013/Dragonair_to_operate_flights_to_Penang_from_March_2014.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|Myanmar||[[Yangon]]||[[Yangon International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_HK/aboutus/pressroomdetails?CX_LANGUAGE=en&CX_COUNTRY=HK&refID=b9508aac4135a310VgnVCM62000007d21c39____|title=Dragonair Expands Network in Asia With New Service To Yangon, Myanmar|date=12 October 2012|access-date=15 October 2012|publisher=Dragonair|archive-date=6 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606080253/https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_US.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|Nepal||[[Kathmandu]]||[[Tribhuvan International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="dest" /><ref name="CX2000">{{cite web|url=http://downloads.cathaypacific.com/cx/investor/annualreports/2000_annual-report_en.pdf|title=Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Annual Report 2000|year=2000|publisher=[[Cathay Pacific]]|page=16|access-date=11 March 2010|archive-date=8 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708123927/http://downloads.cathaypacific.com/cx/investor/annualreports/2000_annual-report_en.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="PR070913">{{cite press release|title=Dragonair to Start Services to Kathmandu in December|date=13 September 2007|publisher=[[Dragonair]]|url=http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_HK/aboutus/pressroomdetails?refID=d89eee3170df4110VgnVCM10000010d21c39____|access-date=13 March 2010|archive-date=16 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716104049/http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_HK/aboutus/pressroomdetails?refID=d89eee3170df4110VgnVCM10000010d21c39____|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|Netherlands||[[Amsterdam]]||[[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol]] <sup>Cargo</sup>||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="CX2007" /><ref name="PR010205">{{cite press release|title=Dragonair Appoints Cargo Sales Manager for Europe|url=http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_INTL/aboutus/pressroomdetails?refID=4e3283d85f310110VgnVCM22000022d21c39____|publisher=[[Dragonair]]|date=5 February 2001|access-date=11 March 2010|archive-date=16 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716103908/http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_INTL/aboutus/pressroomdetails?refID=4e3283d85f310110VgnVCM22000022d21c39____|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|rowspan="3"|Philippines||[[Clark Freeport Zone|Clark]]||[[Clark International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="dest" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_INTL/aboutus/pressroomdetails?refID=c7d4957971277310VgnVCM62000007d21c39____|title=Welcome to Dragonair|website=Dragonair.com|access-date=18 September 2016|archive-date=6 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606080253/https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_US.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Davao City|Davao]]||[[Francisco Bangoy International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="dest" /><ref name="news.cathaypacific.com"/>
|-
|[[Manila]]||[[Ninoy Aquino International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="dest" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Martel|first=Rene|title=Dragonair opens for business in Manila|url=http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/dec/19/yehey/business/20081219bus12.html|work=[[The Manila Times]]|date=19 December 2008|access-date=15 March 2010}}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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|rowspan="2"|South Korea||[[Busan]]||[[Gimhae International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="dest" /><ref name="PR060710">{{cite press release|title=Summer Flights Boosted to Meet Demand|date=10 July 2006|publisher=[[Dragonair]]|url=http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_INTL/aboutus/pressroomdetails?refID=28f3168dca510110VgnVCM10000021d21c39____|access-date=12 March 2010|archive-date=16 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716104013/http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_INTL/aboutus/pressroomdetails?refID=28f3168dca510110VgnVCM10000021d21c39____|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abcmoney.co.uk/news/2220079227.htm|title=Dragonair launches thrice-weekly service to Busan, South Korea|date=22 January 2007|access-date=17 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930220706/http://www.abcmoney.co.uk/news/2220079227.htm|archive-date=30 September 2011|url-status=dead|publisher=ABCmoney.co.uk}}</ref>
|-
|[[Jeju Island|Jeju]]||[[Jeju International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="PR100201" />
|-
|rowspan="3"|Taiwan||[[Kaohsiung]]||[[Kaohsiung International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="dest" />
|-
|[[Taichung]]||[[Taichung International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="CX2009IR">{{cite web|url=http://downloads.cathaypacific.com/cx/investor/annualreports/2009_interim-report_en.pdf|title=Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Interim Report 2009|year=2009|publisher=[[Cathay Pacific]]|page=6|access-date=12 March 2010|archive-date=29 December 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091229173017/http://downloads.cathaypacific.com/cx/investor/annualreports/2009_interim-report_en.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Taipei]]||[[Taoyuan International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="dest" /><ref name="hist00">{{cite web|url=http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_INTL/aboutus/aboutdragonair/history?refID=036a1dfcac000110VgnVCM10000021d21c39____|title=History – 2000–2004|publisher=[[Dragonair]]|access-date=11 March 2010|archive-date=19 December 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091219071021/http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_INTL/aboutus/aboutdragonair/history?refID=036a1dfcac000110VgnVCM10000021d21c39____|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="3"|Thailand||[[Bangkok]]||[[Don Mueang International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite press release|title=Schedules Allow Travellers to Make the Most of Their Time in Bangkok|url=http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_INTL/aboutus/pressroomdetails?refID=9c6408cbdf410110VgnVCM10000021d21c39____|publisher=[[Dragonair]]|date=22 October 2003|access-date=11 March 2010|archive-date=16 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716103936/http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_INTL/aboutus/pressroomdetails?refID=9c6408cbdf410110VgnVCM10000021d21c39____|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|title=Dragonair to Cancel Services to Bangkok|url=http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_INTL/aboutus/pressroomdetails?refID=88467a21f6510110VgnVCM10000021d21c39____|publisher=[[Dragonair]]|date=7 September 2006|access-date=11 March 2010|archive-date=16 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716103947/http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_INTL/aboutus/pressroomdetails?refID=88467a21f6510110VgnVCM10000021d21c39____|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Chiang Mai]]||[[Chiang Mai International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_HK/aboutus/pressroomdetails?refID=a78ea4ad817d8310VgnVCM62000007d21c39____|title=Dragonair's New Kolkata Service to Launch in November; Chiang Mai Service to Become Year-round|publisher=Dragonair.com|access-date=17 August 2012|archive-date=2 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120802075625/http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_HK/aboutus/pressroomdetails?refID=a78ea4ad817d8310VgnVCM62000007d21c39____|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Phuket]]||[[Phuket International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="dest" /><ref name="CX2005">{{cite web|url=http://downloads.cathaypacific.com/cx/investor/annualreports/2005_annual-report_en.pdf|title=Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Annual Report 2005|year=2005|publisher=[[Cathay Pacific]]|page=14|access-date=13 March 2010|archive-date=8 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708124102/http://downloads.cathaypacific.com/cx/investor/annualreports/2005_annual-report_en.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="PR061215">{{cite press release|title=Dragonair Celebrates Relaunch of Phuket Services|date=15 December 2006|publisher=[[Dragonair]]|url=http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_HK/aboutus/pressroomdetails?refID=b1917709f8510110VgnVCM10000021d21c39____|access-date=13 March 2010|archive-date=16 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716104143/http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_HK/aboutus/pressroomdetails?refID=b1917709f8510110VgnVCM10000021d21c39____|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|United Arab Emirates||[[Dubai]]||[[Dubai International Airport]] <sup>Cargo</sup>||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="CX2007" /><ref name="PR010205" />
|- 
|rowspan="2"|United Kingdom||[[London]]||[[London Stansted Airport]] <sup>Cargo</sup>||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="PR040727" /><ref name="PR060322">{{cite press release|title=Dragonair to Add Fourth Weekly Flight to Frankfurt|url=http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_INTL/aboutus/pressroomdetails?refID=a01c168dca510110VgnVCM10000021d21c39____|publisher=[[Dragonair]]|date=22 March 2006|access-date=11 March 2010|archive-date=16 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716104055/http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_INTL/aboutus/pressroomdetails?refID=a01c168dca510110VgnVCM10000021d21c39____|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Manchester]]||[[Manchester Airport]] <sup>Cargo</sup>||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="CX2007">{{cite web|title=Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Annual Report 2007|url=http://downloads.cathaypacific.com/cx/investor/2007_Annual_Report_en.pdf|page=7|publisher=[[Cathay Pacific]]|year=2007|access-date=11 March 2010|archive-date=8 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130708215811/http://downloads.cathaypacific.com/cx/investor/2007_Annual_Report_en.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="PR010205" />
|-
|United States||[[New York City]]||[[John F. Kennedy International Airport]] <sup>Cargo</sup>||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="CX2007" /><ref name="hist05">{{cite web|title=History – Year 2005|url=http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_INTL/aboutus/aboutdragonair/history?refID=70991dfcac000110VgnVCM10000021d21c39____|publisher=[[Dragonair]]|access-date=11 March 2010|archive-date=11 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100111092702/http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_INTL/aboutus/aboutdragonair/history?refID=70991dfcac000110VgnVCM10000021d21c39____|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2"|Vietnam||[[Da Nang]]||[[Da Nang International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_INTL/aboutus/pressroomdetails?refID=ac9703be3730c310VgnVCM62000007d21c39____|title=Welcome to Dragonair|website=Dragonair.com|access-date=18 September 2016|archive-date=6 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606080254/https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_US.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Hanoi]]||[[Noi Bai International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="PR100201" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://english.sina.com/china/2008/1216/205214.html|title=Dragonair launches daily flight service between Hong Kong and Hanoi|date=17 December 2008|access-date=15 March 2010|publisher=Xinhua English|archive-date=24 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224233810/http://english.sina.com/china/2008/1216/205214.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

== Codeshare agreements ==
Cathay Dragon had [[codeshare agreement]]s with the following partner airlines:<ref name="Netwk">{{cite web|title=The network|url=https://www.dragonair.com/ka/en_HK/about-us/about-our-airline/the-network.html|publisher=Cathay Dragon|access-date=23 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223133056/https://www.dragonair.com/ka/en_HK/about-us/about-our-airline/the-network.html|archive-date=23 December 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="CAPA Dragonair profile">{{cite web|url=http://centreforaviation.com/profiles/airlines/dragonair-ka |title=Profile on Dragonair|website=CAPA|publisher=Centre for Aviation|access-date=2016-10-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029170710/http://centreforaviation.com/profiles/airlines/dragonair-ka|archive-date=2016-10-29|url-status=dead}}</ref>

{{Div col}}
* [[Air Canada]]<ref>[http://aircanada.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=1096 Air Canada and Cathay Pacific to Introduce Codeshare Services and Reciprocal Mileage Accrual and Redemption Benefits in Strategic Cooperation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223131413/http://aircanada.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=1096 |date=23 December 2016 }}. aircanada.com. Retrieved on 22 December 2016.</ref>
* [[Air China]]
* [[American Airlines]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/285360/american-airlines-begins-cathay-dragon-codeshares-from-july-2019/ |title=American Airlines begins Cathay Dragon codeshares from July 2019 |publisher=Routesonline |access-date=8 September 2019}}</ref>
* [[Bangkok Airways]]
* [[Cathay Pacific]]
* [[Finnair]]<ref>[https://company.finnair.com/en/media/all-releases/news?id=2946248 Finnair starts codeshare cooperation with Cathay Dragon and extends its network in Asia] ''company.finnair.com'' 5 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018</ref>
* [[Malaysia Airlines]]
* [[Qantas]]
* [[S7 Airlines]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.s7.ru/about/partners.dot#сode-share|title=Авиакомпании-партнёры|website=s7.ru}}</ref>
* [[Shenzhen Airlines]]<ref>{{cite press release|title=Dragonair adds Jinjiang to China network through new code-share with Shenzhen Airlines|url=http://www.dragonair.com/ka/en_HK/about-us/media-centre/press-release/2015/Dragonair-adds-Jinjiang-to-China-network-through-new-codeshare-with-Shenzhen-Airlines.html|date=20 January 2015|publisher=Dragonair|access-date=23 December 2016}}</ref>
{{Div col end}}

== Final Fleet ==

=== Pre-merger fleet ===
Cathay Dragon operated an all–[[Airbus]] fleet in a mix of [[narrow-body aircraft|single-aisle]] and [[wide-body aircraft|twin-aisle]] aircraft. The fleet consisted of the following aircraft prior to folding into [[Cathay Pacific]]:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_KR/travel-information/flying-with-us/aircraft-and-fleet/cathaydragon-airbus/a330.html|title=Cathay Dragon Airbus fleet}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One) |journal=Airliner World |volume=October 2019 |page=15}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|+ Cathay Dragon Fleet
|-
!rowspan="2"|Aircraft
!rowspan="2"|In Service
!rowspan="2"|Orders
!colspan="4"|Passengers
!rowspan="2"|Notes
|-
!<abbr title=First Class>F</abbr>
!<abbr title=Business Class>J</abbr>
!<abbr title=Economy Class>Y</abbr>
!Total
|-
|[[Airbus A320 family|Airbus A320-200]]
|10<ref name="OrdDel" />
|—
|—
|8
|156
|164
|All aircraft were retired after the cessation of operations.<br />3 aircraft were transferred to the [[Cathay Pacific fleet|parent airline]].<br />8 aircraft were stored at [[Alice Springs Airport|Alice Springs]] amid the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<br />Were meant to be replaced by [[Airbus A320neo family|Airbus A321neo]].<br />3 aircraft remain in service with [[HK Express]].
|-
|[[Airbus A321|Airbus A321-200]]
|7<ref name="OrdDel" />
|—
|—
|24
|148
|172
|3 aircraft were retired after the cessation of operations.<br />5 aircraft were transferred to the [[Cathay Pacific fleet|parent airline]].<br />3 aircraft were stored at [[Alice Springs Airport|Alice Springs]] amid the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<br />Were meant to be replaced by [[Airbus A320neo family|Airbus A321neo]].<br />2 aircraft remain in service with [[HK Express]].
|-
|[[Airbus A321neo]]
|—
|16<ref>{{cite news |title=HK Express to take half of Cathay Dragon's A321neo orders |author=Flightglobal |date=8 November 2019 |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/hk-express-to-take-half-of-cathay-dragons-a321neo-o-462086/ |publisher=Flightglobal |access-date=8 November 2019}}</ref>
|—
|12
|190
|202
|Orders transferred to the [[Cathay Pacific fleet|parent airline]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2017/09/cathay-pacific-finalises-order-for-32-a321neo-aircraft.html |title=Cathay Pacific finalises order for 32 A321neo aircraft |publisher=Airbus.com |date=13 September 2017}}</ref><br />Were meant to replace [[Airbus A320 family|Airbus A320-200]] and [[Airbus A321 | Airbus A321-200]].
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Airbus A330|Airbus A330-300]]
|rowspan="3"|18<ref name=OrdDel>Airbus Orders and Deliveries (XLS), accessed via {{cite web |url=http://www.aircraft.airbus.com/market/orders-deliveries/ |title=Orders and Deliveries |publisher=Airbus |date=31 July 2019 |access-date=10 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010134850/http://www.aircraft.airbus.com/market/orders-deliveries/ |archive-date=10 October 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|rowspan="3"|2
|8
|42
|230
|280
|rowspan="3"|All aircraft have returned or transferred to the [[Cathay Pacific fleet|parent airline]].
|-
|—
|42
|265
|307
|-
|—
|24
|293
|317
|-
!Total
!35
!18
! colspan="5" |
|}

=== Former fleet ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin:auto;"
|+ Cathay Dragon Retired Fleet
|-
!Aircraft
!Total
!Year Introduced
!Year Retired
!Notes
|-
|[[Airbus A300|Airbus A300B4-200F]]
|{{Unknown}}
|{{Unknown}}
|{{Unknown}}
|
|-
|[[Airbus A320|Airbus A320-200]]
|18
|1993
|2020
|Older batch of aircraft were retired.
|-
|[[Airbus A321|Airbus A321-200]]
|1
|1999
|2020
|
|-
|[[Airbus A330|Airbus A330-300]]
|21
|1995
|2020
|Older batch of aircraft were retired.<br /> Includes the world's first A330-300 (B-HLJ). <br />6 aircraft transferred from [[Cathay Pacific]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)|journal=Airliner World|issue=October 2016|page=15}}</ref>
|-
|[[Boeing 737|Boeing 737–200]]
|6
|1985
|1993
|
|-
|[[Boeing 747|Boeing 747-200F]]
|1
|2001
|2009
|
|-
|[[Boeing 747|Boeing 747-300SF]]
|3
|2001
|2010
|
|-
|[[Boeing 747-400|Boeing 747-400BCF]]
|4
|2006
|2010
|Freighters of [[Cathay Pacific]].
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Lockheed L-1011 TriStar]]
|1
|rowspan="2"|1990
|rowspan="2"|1995
| 
|-
|2
|Leased from [[Cathay Pacific]].
|}

== Livery ==

[[File:Dragonair A330-300 B-HWG.JPG|thumb|[[Airbus A330-300]] in special 20th Anniversary livery at [[Taipei Taoyuan International Airport]]|alt=Dragonair Airbus A330-300 in special 20th Anniversary livery at Taipei Taoyuan International Airport]]
[[File:Dragonair Boeing 737-200 JetPix.jpg|thumb|[[Boeing 737-200]] on final approach at [[Kai Tak Airport]] in original livery]]
[[File:B-HYQ@PEK (20180528165850).jpg|thumb|[[Airbus A330-300]] wearing the new livery released in 2016]]
The airline's original livery consists of a thick red-coloured horizontal strip along a white-coloured fuselage with a red-coloured [[vertical stabiliser]]. The airline's traditional Chinese and English name and its logo are in gold colour and are painted on the forward fuselage above the red horizontal strip and on the vertical stabiliser, respectively.

The previous livery is in white colour with a red dragon on the [[cowling]] and on the vertical stabiliser; and the airline's name written in Chinese red lettering and in English black lettering above and below the front passenger windows, respectively. In addition, there is a 30&nbsp;cm [[Oneworld]] logo next to the first left door and a [[Swire]] logo on the [[aft]] of the aircraft.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Dragonair Becomes a Member of the Oneworld Alliance|url=http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_HK/aboutus/pressroomdetails?refID=cfb83d15729f5110VgnVCM32000011d21c39____|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071114045027/http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_HK/aboutus/pressroomdetails?refID=cfb83d15729f5110VgnVCM32000011d21c39____|archive-date=14 November 2007|publisher=Dragonair|date=1 November 2007|access-date=23 December 2016}}</ref>

On 5 May 2005, Dragonair celebrated its 20th anniversary with a new Airbus A330-300 (B-HWG) painted in a special livery.  The work of art took 14 months to create, from design tender to completed image. The special livery featured a waterside view with a [[junk (ship)|junk]] and fishes leaping out of the water at the front of the aircraft; a red dragon spread across the [[fuselage]] in the daylight; and children playing with traditional [[paper lantern|Chinese lanterns]] by the waterside of an ancient village on the left side of the aircraft, representing the past.{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}} It also featured a waterside view with a [[Star Ferry]] at front of the aircraft; and a red dragon spread across the fuselage in the Hong Kong night sky, representing the present. Stanley Hui, Dragonair's CEO at the time, described the special livery "embodies the spirit of the Chinese dragons of old – a spirit that aspires to excellence".<ref>{{cite press release|title=Dragonair's '20th Anniversary Aircraft' arrives in Hong Kong|url=http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_HK/aboutus/pressroomdetails?refID=4967459e64510110VgnVCM22000022d21c39____|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716103417/http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_HK/aboutus/pressroomdetails?refID=4967459e64510110VgnVCM22000022d21c39____|archive-date=16 July 2011|publisher=Dragonair|date=5 May 2005|access-date=23 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Fact Sheet – The Livery Design on Dragonair's 20th Anniversary Aircraft|url=http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_HK/aboutus/factsheet?refID=ca50b8bf02441110VgnVCM10000010d21c39____|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716103428/http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_HK/aboutus/factsheet?refID=ca50b8bf02441110VgnVCM10000010d21c39____|archive-date=16 July 2011|publisher=Dragonair|access-date=23 December 2016}}</ref> The aircraft was removed from service in February 2013, at the expiration of its lease.

On 1 June 2010, Dragonair celebrated its 25th anniversary, with a special livery painted on an Airbus A330-300 (B-HYF). The livery also bears the slogan, "Serving you for 25 years" on the right side on the aircraft, and its Chinese slogan is on the left side of the aircraft. It also has a golden dragon spreading across the fuselage along with several grey Chinese letters on it. It was repainted to the standard livery in March 2014.

In 2016, Cathay Pacific, Dragonair's parent company, announced that they would be re-branding Dragonair to Cathay Dragon. It now uses the logo of its parent company, using light maroon color. For this change, a new hybrid livery has been adopted. The new livery is similar to Cathay Pacific's new livery in the tail logo and font. The major difference is instead of the Cathay Pacific green theme, it has a light maroon theme. The titles reads "Cathay Dragon" along with Chinese lettering reading the name. The airline's previous logo has been retained and appears next to the cockpit windows. The new livery first appeared on an [[Airbus A330-300]] (B-HYQ).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_IL/cathay-dragon-about-us/media-centre/press-release/2016/new-cathay-dragon-livery-takes-flight.html|title=New Cathay Dragon livery takes flight|website=www.cathaypacific.com|access-date=2019-05-27}}</ref> An [[Airbus A330-300]] (B-HLJ) was the last remaining aircraft that had the Dragonair livery until it was retired in July 2020.

On 1 June 2017, In the celebration of the 20th year of the establishment of the HKSAR government, Cathay Dragon received its special ''The Spirit of Hong Kong'' livery. It is painted on an Airbus A330-300 (B-HYB), and it is the sister aircraft to [[Cathay Pacific]]'s [[Boeing 777-300]] (B-HNK), and was retired on 24 September 2020, after its last flight from Shanghai to Hong Kong as KA877.

== Loyalty programmes ==
{{transcluded section|part=yes|source=Cathay Pacific}}
Cathay Dragon shared two loyalty programmes with its parent company, Cathay Pacific: The Marco Polo Club (The Club), a loyalty programme, and [[Asia Miles]], a travel reward programme.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Marco Polo Club and Asia Miles|url=https://www.dragonair.com/ka/en_HK/about-us/contact-us/faqs/frequent-flyers/the-marco-polo-club-and-asia-miles.html|publisher=Cathay Dragon|access-date=23 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223135745/https://www.dragonair.com/ka/en_HK/about-us/contact-us/faqs/frequent-flyers/the-marco-polo-club-and-asia-miles.html|archive-date=23 December 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Members of The Club are automatically enrolled as Asia Miles members.<ref name=MPO>{{cite web|title=About Marco Polo Club|url=https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK/frequent-flyers/about-the-club/introduction.html|publisher=Cathay Pacific|access-date=23 December 2016}}</ref>

== Services ==
{{More citations needed section|date= May 2024}}
[[File:201805 Cathay Dragon Business Class Cabin.jpg|thumb|Cathay Dragon business class cabin]]
[[File:201805 Cathay Dragon Economic Class Cabin.jpg|thumb|Cathay Dragon economy class cabin]]
Food and beverages served on flights from Hong Kong were provided by LSG Lufthansa Services Hong Kong Ltd, a Cathay Dragon [[associate company|associate]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Hong Kong (HKG)|url=http://www.lsgskychefs.com/en/c/locations/hkg.html|publisher=[[LSG Sky Chefs|LSG Lufthansa Service Holding AG]]|access-date=25 July 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220153154/http://www.lsgskychefs.com/en/c/locations/hkg.html|archive-date=20 February 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> 
A variety of regional dishes, such as [[dim sum]], [[Fokkien fried rice]], [[char siu|barbecue pork]] with [[fried rice]] and [[chicken with chilies|chicken with Thai sweet chili]], was served on flights into [[mainland China]]. However, only beverages and pastries were served in [[Economy Class]] for flights between Hong Kong and [[Changsha]], [[Clark International Airport|Clark]], [[Guangzhou]], [[Haikou]] and [[Sanya]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Dining|url=https://www.dragonair.com/ka/en_HK/travel-information/inflight/food-and-beverages/dining.html|publisher=Cathay Dragon|access-date=23 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223133207/https://www.dragonair.com/ka/en_HK/travel-information/inflight/food-and-beverages/dining.html|archive-date=23 December 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In addition, the airline provided a range of different newspapers and magazines from around the world, including the airline's in-flight magazine ''Emporium''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Inflight reading|url=https://www.dragonair.com/ka/en_HK/travel-information/flying-with-us/inflight-entertainment/publications.html|publisher=Cathay Dragon|access-date=23 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223135747/https://www.dragonair.com/ka/en_HK/travel-information/flying-with-us/inflight-entertainment/publications.html|archive-date=23 December 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Beginning in March 2013, the majority of the airline's fleet was retrofitted with new Business and Economy Class seats.<ref name="refit">{{cite press release|title=Dragonair unveils comprehensive enhancements to cope with future expansion and development|url=https://www.dragonair.com/ka/en_HK/about-us/media-centre/press-release/2013/dragonair-unveils-comprehensive-enhancements-to-cope-with-future-expansion-and-development.html|publisher=Dragonair|date=24 January 2013|access-date=23 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223135735/https://www.dragonair.com/ka/en_HK/about-us/media-centre/press-release/2013/dragonair-unveils-comprehensive-enhancements-to-cope-with-future-expansion-and-development.html|archive-date=23 December 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The seats are nearly identical to the new Regional Business Class and new Long-haul Economy Class products offered by parent company Cathay Pacific.<ref name="refit" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Dragonair unveils new inflight product, largest product enhancement since 2005|url=http://centreforaviation.com/news/dragonair-unveils-new-inflight-product-largest-product-enhancement-since-2005-202330|publisher=CAPA Centre for Aviation}}</ref>
The new design features a Cathay Pacific-like ambience infused with traditional Chinese art designs.{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}} Seats in both classes will be fitted with [[Cathay Pacific#In-flight entertainment|StudioKA]] (a rebranded version of the StudioCX inflight entertainment system on board Cathay Pacific aircraft), which features a 12.1-inch (Business Class) or 9-inch (Economy Class) touchscreen display, a multipurpose controller [[Video on demand|Audio/Video on Demand]] (AVOD), support for [[iOS]] devices, and a USB port for connectivity to other devices.{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}} Worldwide in-seat power outlets will be available to all passengers. The new Business Class features a 21-inch wide recliner seat with 45 inches (narrowbody aircraft) or 47 inches (widebody aircraft) of pitch, while the new Economy Class will be 18.1 inches wide with 30 inches (narrowbody aircraft) or 32 inches (widebody aircraft) of pitch. The retrofitting process is completed by the end of 2014.<ref name="refit" />

=== Awards ===
{| class="collapsible collapsed wikitable toccolours"
! style="background:white; colour:#df0422; width:570px;" |Awards received by Cathay Dragon<ref>{{cite web|title=Recognition|url=http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_HK/aboutus/recognition|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930215106/http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_HK/aboutus/recognition|archive-date=30 September 2011|publisher=Dragonair|access-date=23 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Awards / Honours|url=https://www.dragonair.com/ka/en_HK/about-us/about-our-airline/awards-honours.html|publisher=Cathay Dragon|access-date=23 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223133844/https://www.dragonair.com/ka/en_HK/about-us/about-our-airline/awards-honours.html|archive-date=23 December 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|
{| class="sortable"
|-
! style="background:white; colour:#df0422; width:50px;" |Year
! style="background:white; colour:#df0422; width:250px;" |Organisation
! style="background:white; colour:#df0422; width:250px;" |Award
|- style="background:#ebc2af;"
| {{center|2002}} || [[Skytrax]] World Airlines Awards || Best Airline China
|- style="background:#ebc2af;"
| {{center|2003}} || Skytrax World Airlines Awards || Best Airline China
|- style="background:#ebc2af;"
| {{center|2004}} || Skytrax World Airlines Awards || Best Airline China
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| {{center|2005}} || Business Traveller Asia-Pacific || Best China Airline
|- style="background:#ffc;"
| {{center|2005}} || Business Traveller China || Best Airline Economy Class
|- style="background:#ebc2af;"
| {{center|2005}} || Skytrax World Airlines Awards || Best Airline China
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| {{center|2006}} || Business Traveller Asia-Pacific || Best China Airline
|- style="background:#ffc;"
| {{center|2006}} || Business Traveller China || Best Airline Economy Class
|- style="background:#ebc2af;"
| {{center|2007}} || Skytrax World Airlines Awards || Best Airline China
|- style="background:thistle;"
| {{center|2007}} || World Travel Awards || Top Airline for Potential Value
|- style="background:#ebc2af;"
| {{center|2008}} || Skytrax World Airlines Awards || Best Regional Airline – Southeast Asia
|- style="background:#ebc2af;"
| {{center|2010}} || Skytrax World Airlines Awards || Best Regional Airline<ref>{{cite web|title=Dragonair is named World's Best Regional Airline at 2010 World Airline Awards|url=http://www.worldairlineawards.com/Awards-2010/regional2010.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522023457/http://www.worldairlineawards.com/Awards-2010/regional2010.htm|archive-date=22 May 2010|publisher=[[Skytrax]]|access-date=23 December 2016}}</ref>
|- style="background:#GGCCBB;"
| {{center|2010}} || TTG Travel || Best Regional Airline<ref>{{cite press release|title=Dragonair Named Best Regional Airline at TTG Travel Awards 2010|url=https://www.dragonair.com/ka/en_HK/about-us/media-centre/press-release/2010/dragonair-named-best-regional-airline-at-ttg-travel-awards-2010.html|publisher=Dragonair|date=8 October 2010|access-date=23 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223132011/https://www.dragonair.com/ka/en_HK/about-us/media-centre/press-release/2010/dragonair-named-best-regional-airline-at-ttg-travel-awards-2010.html|archive-date=23 December 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|- style="background:#AADDGG;"
| {{center|2010}} || Yazhou Zhoukan || Asian Excellence Brand<ref>{{cite press release|title=Dragonair Named 'Asian Excellence Brand'|url=https://www.dragonair.com/ka/en_HK/about-us/media-centre/press-release/2010/dragonair-named-asian-excellence-brand.html|publisher=Dragonair|date=14 October 2010|access-date=23 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223133420/https://www.dragonair.com/ka/en_HK/about-us/media-centre/press-release/2010/dragonair-named-asian-excellence-brand.html|archive-date=23 December 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|- style="background:#ebc2af;"
| {{center|2011}} || Skytrax World Airlines Awards || Best Regional Airline
|- style="background:#ebc2af;"
| {{center|2011}} || Skytrax World Airlines Awards || Best Regional Airline – Asia
|- style="background:#GGCCBB;"
| {{center|2012}} || TTG Travel || Best Regional Airline
|- style="background:#ebc2af;"
| {{center|2013}} || Skytrax World Airlines Awards || Best Regional Airline
|- style="background:#ebc2af;"
| {{center|2013}} || Skytrax World Airlines Awards || Best Regional Airline – Asia
|- style="background:#GGCCBB;"
| {{center|2013}} || TTG Travel || Best Regional Airline
|- style="background:#ffc;"
| {{center|2013}} || Business Traveller China || Best Airline Economy Class
|- style="background:#GGCCBB;"
| {{center|2014}} || TTG Travel || Best Regional Airline
|- style="background:#ffc;"
| {{center|2014}} || Business Traveller China || Best Airline Economy Class
|- style="background:#ffc;"
| {{center|2015}} || Business Traveller China || Best Airline Economy Class
|- style="background:#GGCCBB;"
| {{center|2015}} || TTG Travel || Best Regional Airline
|- style="background:#ebc2af;"
| {{center|2015}} || Skytrax World Airlines Awards || Best Regional Airline
|- style="background:#ebc2af;"
| {{center|2015}} || Skytrax World Airlines Awards || Best Regional Airline – Asia
|- style="background:#ffc;"
| {{center|2016}} || Business Traveller China || Best Airline Economy Class
|}
|}

== Subsidiaries and associates ==
Since its founding in 1985, the airline has been investing into airline-related servicing companies, including inflight catering, ground handling and service equipment companies.

The following are Cathay Dragon's major subsidiaries and associates: ({{as of|2016|12|23|lc=on}})<ref>{{cite web|title=Shareholders & major subsidiaries|url=https://www.dragonair.com/ka/en_HK/about-us/about-our-airline/shareholders-and-major-subsidiaries.html|publisher=Cathay Dragon|access-date=23 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223132014/https://www.dragonair.com/ka/en_HK/about-us/about-our-airline/shareholders-and-major-subsidiaries.html|archive-date=23 December 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*LSG Lufthansa Service Hong Kong Ltd – 31.94% owned
*Dah-Chong Hong-Dragonair Airport GSE Service Ltd (DAS) – 30%
*HAS GSE Solutions Ltd – 30%

=== Hong Kong Airport Services Ltd ===
[[Hong Kong Airport Services]] Ltd (HAS), a former wholly owned subsidiary, provides [[Aircraft ground handling|ground handling services]] to the airline at [[Hong Kong International Airport]]. Their services include [[airside (airport)|airside]]/[[landside]] operations, [[airport lounge]], baggage services, cargo services, [[airport ramp|ramp]] services, ticketing & Information, station control and flight operations.<ref>{{cite web|title=Services|url=http://www.has.com.hk/en/services.php|publisher=Hong Kong Airport Services Limited|access-date=27 July 2009|archive-date=23 July 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090723191830/http://www.has.com.hk/en/services.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 1 November 2008, HIAS was integrated into Hong Kong Airport Services Ltd (HAS), a joint venture between Dragonair and Cathay Pacific, to become one of the Asia's largest airport services providers. On 1 December 2008, HAS became a wholly owned subsidiary of Cathay Pacific.<ref name="HAS">{{cite web|title = Corporate Background|url = http://www.has.com.hk/en/aboutus.php|publisher = Hong Kong Airport Services Limited|access-date = 27 July 2009|archive-date = 20 September 2012|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120920165759/http://www.has.com.hk/en/aboutus.php|url-status = dead}}</ref>

== See also ==
{{Portal|Hong Kong|Companies|Aviation}}
*[[List of airlines of Hong Kong]]
*[[List of airports in Hong Kong]]
*[[List of companies of Hong Kong]]
*[[Transport in Hong Kong]]
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== References ==
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.cathaypacific.com/ Cathay Pacific]
* [http://www.swire.com/ Swire Group]
*[http://www.has.com.hk/main/en/index.php Hong Kong Airport Services] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512164311/http://www.has.com.hk/main/en/index.php |date=12 May 2019 }}

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