Who owns Chongqing Airlines?
Chongqing Airlines is owned by China Southern Airlines (China, HKEX: 01055).[1]
China Southern Airlines owns 60% of Chongqing Airlines rather than all of it.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: China Southern Airlines Company Limited 2025 Annual Report. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- China Southern Airlines Company Limited (60% stake) reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇳 China, Guangzhou
- Origin
- 🇨🇳 China
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Parent ticker
- HKEX: 01055 SSE: 600029
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Chongqing Airlines
Chongqing Airlines Company Limited is an airline transportation subsidiary of China Southern Airlines. The company's 2025 annual report lists it with registered capital of RMB1.2 billion and a 60% ownership interest held by China Southern, and reports a fleet of 30 aircraft in its operating data table for the group's controlled airlines.
Ownership timeline of Chongqing Airlines
- Current owner China Southern Airlines (60%) [1] reported
Where Chongqing Airlines sits in China Southern Airlines
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full China Southern Airlines ownership tree →
See the full China Southern Airlines brand portfolio (10) →
Other brands owned by China Southern Airlines
China Southern Airlines controls 10 brands on Brandtree, 10 of them in travel & transport.
Also in travel & transport
Other brands in airlines, and who owns them
The 509 brands in airlines on Brandtree belong to 341 owners. The largest is Lufthansa Group, with 10; China Southern Airlines has 9.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Air Dolomiti | Lufthansa Group | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Air China | Air China | 🇨🇳 China |
| Aer Lingus | IAG | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| LATAM Airlines Brasil | LATAM | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Air France | Air France-KLM | 🇫🇷 France |
| AirAsia | AirAsia X | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Calm Air | Exchange Income | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Beibu Gulf Airlines | Hainan Airlines Holding | 🇨🇳 China |
About the owner: China Southern Airlines
China Southern Airlines is a publicly listed company headquartered in Guangzhou, China. Brandtree records 10 brands under its control, and it is listed as HKEX: 01055 and SSE: 600029.
China Southern Airlines Company Limited is based in Guangzhou and listed in Hong Kong (01055) and Shanghai (600029). Its 2025 annual report says the group operated 972 passenger and cargo aircraft and had nine controlling civil aviation subsidiaries. Its controlling shareholder is China Southern Air Holding Company Limited (CSAH), a state-owned group, which held 69.78% of the A shares. Sichuan Airlines is a 39% associate rather than a subsidiary, and its logistics business (China Southern Air Logistics, 55%) is not an airline brand, so neither is listed here.
China Southern Airlines: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇨🇳 Chongqing Airlines and other Chinese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 319 brands that began in China. 39 of them (12%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Chongqing Airlines is not one of them.
- 7 Days — Jin Jiang Hotels 🇨🇳
- 9 Air — Juneyao Airlines 🇨🇳
- Air China — Air China 🇨🇳
- Air China Cargo — CNAHC 🇨🇳
- Beibu Gulf Airlines — Hainan Airlines Holding 🇨🇳
- Beijing Capital International Airport — Beijing Capital International Airport Co. 🇨🇳
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Chongqing Airlines?
The parent company of Chongqing Airlines is China Southern Airlines, a publicly listed company headquartered in China.
Is Chongqing Airlines Chinese?
Yes. Chongqing Airlines originated in China and its owner, China Southern Airlines, is also headquartered in China.
Is Chongqing Airlines still owned by China Southern Airlines?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Chongqing Airlines is still owned by China Southern Airlines (60% stake). The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] China Southern Airlines Company Limited 2025 Annual Report — China Southern Airlines Company Limited, Annual report; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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