PBAir

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Embraer ERJ 145 at Suvarnabhumi International Airport (HS-PBE)

Flight attendant onboard an Embraer ERJ 145 LR

Boarding onto Embraer ERJ 145 LR in Sakon Nakhon

Luggage tags of PBair

PBAir is a regional airline based in Bangkok, Thailand. It operates scheduled domestic and international services. Its main hub is at Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok.

1 Code Data
2 History
3 Services
4 Fleet
5 External links
6 References

[edit] Code Data

IATA Code: 9Q
ICAO Code: PBA
Callsign: PEEBEE AIR ^[1]

[edit] History

The airline was founded in 1990 by Dr. Piya BhiromBhakdi, the president of the Boonrawd Brewery, the biggest brewery of Thailand. It was originally was used for flights for the brewery staff only. In 1995 it received the license to offer charter flights and started operations in 1997. In February 1999 it started scheduled flights, in alliance with Thai Airways International and Air Andaman.

[edit] Services

PB Air operates the following services (April 2006):

Domestic scheduled destinations: Bangkok, Buriram, Chiang Mai, Lampang, Mae Hong Son, Nakhon Phanom, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Nan, Roi Et, Sakon Nakhon.
International scheduled destination: Beijing (China), Da Nang (Vietnam), Kathmandu (Nepal), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Luang Prabang (Laos), Shanghai (China), (Singapore), Mexico City (Mexico) .

On July 29, 2006, PB Air will be among the six domestic airlines basing operations at Suvarnabhumi Airport in a test of the new airport's services ahead of its planned official opening on September 28, 2006.