Okay Airways first to operate long-range B737s

Tianjin-based Okay Airways on Monday became the first carrier to operate the Boeing 737-900ER (extended range) aircraft in China, after it took the delivery from the US company.

The aircraft will be part of the eight 737-900ER orders made by Okay Airways and the rest of the units will be supplied by Boeing before the end of next year. Boeing 737-900ER is the largest member of the 737 family and has better passenger capacity and range, when compared with other narrow-body airplanes.

Okay Airways' new airplane is configured with 200 seats in a single-class layout and it will fly on popular tourist routes like Tianjin-Haikou and Tianjin-Sanya from Wednesday.