Air Bagan

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Air Bagan
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IATA
W9		 ICAO
JAB		 Callsign
AIR BAGAN
Founded 2004
Hubs Yangon International Airport
Mandalay Chanmyathazi Airport
Frequent flyer program Royal Lotus Plus
Member lounge Lotus Lounge
Fleet size 8
Destinations 20
Parent company Htoo Trading Co. Ltd [1]
Company slogan Safe Flight. Better Service.
Headquarters Yangon, Myanmar
Key people Tay Za (Chairman)[1], Soe Win (Managing Director)
Website: http://www.airbagan.com/

Air Bagan Limited is an airline based in Yangon, Myanmar. It operates domestic scheduled services to 15 towns and cities, as well as to Thailand. Its main bases are Yangon International Airport and Mandalay Chanmyathazi Airport[2].

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[edit] History

The airline was established in June 2004 and started operations on 15 November 2004. It is owned by Myanma Airways and Htoo Trading and has 250 employees (at March 2007). (Tay Za, the chairman of Air Bagan, Air Bagan (the company), and Htoo Trading, the joint owner of Air Bagan, are all entities against which the United States government has imposed sanctions[3][4].) Its first international service was flown from Yangon to Bangkok on 15 May 2007[2], and the second to Singapore from 7 September 2007.[5]

In June 2006, it received permission to fly to China and Bangkok, Thailand. In October 2006, the company announced that it would commence flights to Siem Reap, Cambodia. Air Bagan had added two A310-200 to launch international flights to Bangkok, Singapore, Osaka, Seoul, Chennai and Kunming in 2007. It was owned by a notorious arm dealer Tay Za. A business tycoon who keep all business under his control in Burma. His sons are studying in Singapore. He has close relations with ruling military junta.

[edit] Destinations

As of July 2007, Air Bagan operates scheduled flights to the following destinations:[6][7][8]

East Asia

Southeast Asia

[edit] Fleet

Air Bagan Fokker F100 at the Mojave Spaceport
Air Bagan Fokker F100 at the Mojave Spaceport

The Air Bagan fleet includes the following aircraft (at February 2008):

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Shutao, Song (2007-05-15). Burma private airline launches first international flight. Xinhua Online. Retrieved on 2007-05-19.
  2. ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-03-27, p. 53. 
  3. ^ Executive Order: Blocking Property and Prohibiting Certain Transactions Related to Burma
  4. ^ HP-807: Treasury Action Targets Financial Network of Burmese Tycoon and Regime Henchman Tay Za
  5. ^ "Myanmar's Air Bagan launches S'pore service", AsiaOne Travel, September 7, 2007
  6. ^ Air Bagan domestic schedule ex. Yangon
  7. ^ Air Bagan domestic schedule ex. Mandalay
  8. ^ Air Bagan international schedule
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