Air Bagan
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| Founded | 2004 | ||||||
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| Operating bases |
Yangon International Airport Mandalay Chanmyathazi Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | Royal Lotus Plus | ||||||
| Airport lounge | Lotus Lounge | ||||||
| Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
| Destinations | 20 | ||||||
| Company slogan | Treasure of Myanmar | ||||||
| Parent company | Htoo Trading Co. Ltd[2] | ||||||
| Headquarters | Yangon, Myanmar | ||||||
| Key people |
Tay Za (Founder)[2] Htoo Thet Htwe (Chairman) | ||||||
| Website | www.airbagan.com | ||||||
Air Bagan Limited (Burmese: အဲပုဂံ), operating as Air Bagan, is an airline headquartered in Bahan Township, Yangon, Myanmar.[3] 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.[4] Air Bagan is listed as a Specially Designated National by the United States Department of the Treasury for its association with the Government of Myanmar, meaning U.S. citizens are generally prohibited from dealing with the airline by U.S. sanctions against the government of Myanmar.[5]
History
The airline was established in June 2004 and started operations on 15 November 2004. It is owned by Htoo Trading Co. Ltd and has 250 employees (as of March 2007). Its first international service was flown from Yangon to Bangkok on 15 May 2007,[4] and the second to Singapore from 7 September 2007.[6]
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, Colombo, Singapore, Osaka, Seoul, Chennai and Kunming in 2007.
All international services are cancelled because of disapprovements and only Chiang Mai is the remaining international service.
Destinations
Air Bagan serves the following destinations:[7]
- Myanmar
- Thailand
Fleet
The Air Bagan fleet includes the following aircraft:
As of 12 September 2014 Air Bagan's fleet includes the following aircraft:
| Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Options | Notes |
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| ATR 42-320 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Stored at RGN |
| ATR 72-212 | 1 | 0 | 0 | On repair at RGN |
| ATR 72-500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fokker 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Stored at RGN |
| Airbus A310 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Stored |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Cyclone Nargis
When Cyclone Nargis struck Lower Myanmar in May 2008, the Burmese government gave Air Bagan and its parent company, Htoo Trading Co. Ltd responsibility to reconstruct the badly devastated town of Bogale in the Ayeyarwaddy Delta.[8]
Accidents and incidents
- On 19 February 2008, Air Bagan ATR 72 overran the runway at Putao Airport injuring two people.[9]
- On 25 December 2012, Air Bagan Flight 11 Fokker 100 XY-AGC crash landed near Heho Airport, killing one on board, one on the ground and injuring 11.[10]
See also
References
- ↑ "IATA - Airline and Airport Code Search". iata.org. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- 1 2 Shutao, Song (2007-05-15). "Burma private airline launches first international". Xinhua Online. Retrieved 2007-05-19.
- ↑ "Contact Us." Air Bagan. Retrieved on 10 October 2009.
- 1 2 "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 53.
- ↑ http://www.treasury.gov/ofac/downloads/ctrylst.txt
- ↑ "Myanmar's Air Bagan launches S'pore service", AsiaOne Travel, 7 September 2007
- ↑ Air Bagan International and Domestic Route Map
- ↑ Nargis Cyclone Air Bagan's Humanitarian Work
- ↑ KNG (20 February 2008). "Air Bagan's ATR aircraft crashes in Putao; no casualties". Burma Campaign Australia. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ↑ "Airliner makes emergency landing on Myanmar road" AP. Retrieved: 25 December 2012.
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