Airline

Sky Express XW

Sky Express (code XW) is an airline based in Russia. A full-service carrier — the fare usually includes a checked bag, a meal and seat selection.

IATA codeXW
ICAO codeSXR
Home countryRussia
CallsignSKYSTORM
The airline in numbers

Sky Express — facts & history

We gathered Sky Express's numbers from the open datasets, flying since 1992.

Founded
1992
34 years ago
Headquarters
Beijing

China Xinhua Airlines was an airline based in Chaoyang District, Beijing, China. It operated scheduled trunk services and charter flights. Its main bases were Beijing Capital International Airport and Tianjin Binhai International Airport. On November 29, 2007, it merged with Shanxi Airlines and Chang An Airlines to form Grand China Air, a subsidiary of Hainan Airlines.

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Compensation for a Sky Express flight

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Which alliance is Sky Express in?
Sky Express is not part of any of the three major alliances.
What is Sky Express's flight code?
The IATA code is XW, the ICAO code is SXR.

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Sources: Airline data: OpenFlights (ODbL) · logos: airhex