Budget airline’s 9-yuan tickets available in August  

九元航空與波音簽訂中國民營航空最大單次采購訂單

總部位于廣州的九元航空有限公司14日在廣州與美國波音公司簽署采購50架波音飛機的協議，按目錄價計算價值超60億美元。據悉，這是中國民營航空史上最大規模的單次采購活動。[查看全文]

Guangzhou (CNS) -- Tickets as low as 9 yuan ($1.46) from Jiuyuan Airlines will be available later this year after it ordered 50 Boeing aircrafts on Wednesday.

Jiuyuan, Juneyao's low-cost carrier, committed to a six-billion-dollar order from Boeing, the largest ever by a private Chinese airline, reports China News Service.

The order includes 50 Boeing 737-800 planes and next-generation models of the 737 Max, with a value of $6 billion, based on Boeing's list prices.

Jiuyuan, or "9 yuan" in Chinese, has publicized future flight tickets priced at 9, 19, 29, 39 and 49 yuan. Before Jiuyuan, only two Chinese airlines were low-cost carriers: Shanghai-based Spring Airlines and Chongqing-based West Air.

The Guangzhou-based Jiuyuan plans to launch domestic services in August to meet growing air traffic demand in China. And Guangzhou is the top destination of Chinese migrant workers.

Guangdong Vice Governor Xu Shaohua attended the signing ceremony along with Boeing China President Ian Thomas and Wang Junjin, chairman of Juneyao.

Xu praised private airlines, which he said will accelerate the province's aviation development, and promised more support for Jiuyuan.

Boeing has delivered more than 1,000 aircraft in the past 40 years, and will deliver another 1,000 in the next six to seven years, Ian Thomas said.