Spring Airlines (9C/CQH) — low-cost carrier from China, based at Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA), not an alliance member.About Spring Airlines
Spring Airlines is China's first and largest privately-owned low-cost carrier, launched in 2005 out of a Shanghai travel agency. It runs the model strictly: single aircraft type, high-density seating, ancillary revenue on everything from baggage to seat selection, and famously tight turnarounds.
It has been profitable through periods that hurt the full-service carriers, and its fares on leisure routes are routinely the cheapest in the market.
Spring Airlines flights from Beijing Daxing
Spring's Daxing service is the Jeju route — a short international hop to the South Korean island. It is a leisure operation rather than a business one, and the fare structure reflects that: the headline price covers a seat and little else.
Spring Airlines serves one destination from PKX: Jeju.
Route lists change with the summer and winter schedules, and frequencies change more often than that. For the flights operating today, check the live arrivals and departures boards.
Planning your trip
At Beijing Daxing, Spring Airlines checks in at Departures level 4. Check-in closes 30 minutes before departure on domestic flights and 45 minutes before departure on international ones — Daxing is a large building, and the walk from check-in to a far gate is a real part of your timing.
- Cabin baggage limits are enforced strictly and weighed at the gate. This is not a bluff.
- Anything beyond a small bag costs extra, and buying it at the airport costs considerably more than online.
- No seat pitch to speak of — for a short Jeju hop that is fine, but set expectations accordingly.
Getting to the airport takes planning of its own: the Daxing Airport Express and the intercity railway are the fastest options from central Beijing, with taxis and private transfers as the door-to-door alternatives. The airport guide covers terminal layout, security and what is open landside.