Lao Skyway, formerly known as Lao Air (Lao: ລາວເດີນອາກາດ), is a private airline with its headquarters at Wattay Airport in Vientiane, Laos. It operates scheduled and charter services to airports in Laos.
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Founded | 2002; 20 years ago (2002) | ||||||
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Hubs | Wattay International Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 15 | ||||||
Destinations | 9 | ||||||
Headquarters | Wattay Airport, Vientiane, Laos | ||||||
Website | www |
Lao Air was established on 24 January 2002, as a helicopter charter service company.[3] On 8 December 2003, the airline signed a lease-to-purchase agreement with Lane Xang Minerals Limited Company for the lease of a Cessna Grand Caravan to use on its charter services. The agreement signaled the start of its fixed-wing operation. On 7 October 2005, a second leased Cessna Grand Caravan was added to its fleet.
On 14 April 2007, its regular scheduled services began using the Cessna Grand Caravan.
In April 2014 the company utilized larger passenger aircraft in order to serve the domestic airline market.[4]
The company's website allows online payments via credit cards. As of April 2019, it is still operating a wide range of internal flights.
Lao Skyway operates scheduled flights to the following destinations in Laos, as of March 2017:[5]
As of August 2017, Lao Skyway operates the following aircraft:[5]
Aircraft | In service | Orders | Notes | |
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Airbus H125 | 1 | — | For government and private operations | |
Eurocopter AS350B2 | 5 | — | — | |
Mil Mi-17 | 4 | — | — | |
Xian MA-60 | 3[6] | — | For scheduled passenger flights | |
Cessna 208 Caravan | 2 | — | For scheduled passenger flights | |
Let L-410 Turbolet | Unknown | — | ||
De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter | Unknown | — | ||
Total | 15 | — |
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