Lao Skyway, formerly known as Lao Air ( lo, ລາວເດີນອາກາດ), is a private airline with its headquarters at Wattay Airport in

Vientiane Vientiane ( , ; lo, ວຽງຈັນ, ''Viangchan'', ) is the capital and largest city of Laos. Vientiane is divided administratively into 9 cities with a total area of only approx. 3,920 square kilometres and is located on the banks of ...

, Laos. It operates scheduled and charter services to airports in Laos.

History

Lao Air was established on 24 January 2002, as a helicopter charter service company. 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. The company's website allows online payments via credit cards. As of April 2019, it is still operating a wide range of internal flights.

Destinations

Lao Skyway operates scheduled flights to the following destinations in Laos, as of March 2017: *

Luang Namtha Luang Namtha (''Luang Nam Tha'') ( Lao: ມ. ຫລວງນໍ້າທາ) is a district as well as the capital of Luang Namtha Province in northern Laos. The city lies on the Tha River (''Nam Tha''). Luang Namtha is a popular tourist dest ...

Louang Namtha Airport Louangnamtha Airport is an airport in Laos, 6 km south of the city of Luang Namtha. The airport was closed between 2006 and 2008 for a renovation that extended the runway from 1,200 to 1,600 metres, allowing larger aircraft such as the ATR 72 ...

* Luang Prabang

Luang Prabang International Airport Luang Prabang International Airport ( Lao: ສະຫນາມບິນສາກົນຫຼວງພະບາງ), is one of the few international airports in Laos. The airport is located about from the centre of Luang Prabang. The second b ...

Muang Xay Muang Xay ( lo, ເມືອງໄຊ), also referred to as Oudomxai or Oudomxay, is the capital city of Oudomxai Province, Laos. Naming Legend has it that in the year 1323, the inhabitants of the village Ban Luang Cheng in "Takka Sila" town w ...

Oudomsay Airport Oudomsay Airport (or Oudomxay Airport) is an airport in Muang Xay, Laos . Airlines and destinations Airports in Laos Buildings and structures in Oudomxay province {{laos-geo-stub ...

Pakse Pakse (or ''Pakxe''; French: ''Paksé''; Laotian: ປາກເຊ 'mouth of the river'; th, ปากเซ) is the capital and most populous city of the southern Laotian province of Champasak, and the second most populous city in Laos. Loc ...

Pakse International Airport Pakse International Airport is one of the few international airports in Laos. Pakse is the former southern capital city of the Kingdom of Champasak. Facilities The airport has been in use since 1959 and re-opened after renovations in 2001. A n ...

Phongsaly Phongsali or Phongsaly ( lo, ຜົ້ງສາລີ) is the capital of Phongsaly Province, Laos. It is the northernmost provincial capital in Laos, opposite Attapeu in the south. The town has about 8,000 inhabitants. It lies at approximately 1,4 ...

Boun Neua Airport *

Xam Neua Xam Neua (ຊຳເໜືອ , sometimes transcribed as ''Sam Neua'' or ''Samneua'', literally 'northern swamp'), is the capital of Houaphanh Province, Laos, in northeast Laos. Demographics Residents are mostly Lao, Vietnamese, and Hmong, with s ...

Nathong Airport Nathong Airport is a domestic airport that serves Xam Neua, the capital of Houaphan Province, Laos. Airlines and destinations Accidents and incidents * On October 19, 2000, Lao Aviation Flight 703 was crashed into the mountains near Nathong A ...

Xiang Khouang Xiangkhouang ( Lao: ຊຽງຂວາງ, meaning 'Horizontal City') is a province of Laos on the Xiangkhoang Plateau, in the nation's northeast. The province has the distinction of being the most heavily bombed place on Earth. The province ...

Xieng Khouang Airport Xieng Khouang Airport is an airport in Phonsavan, Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: ...

Wattay International Airport Wattay International Airport is one of the few international airports in Laos and the country's main international gateway, serving the capital Vientiane, located 3 km (2 mi) outside of the city centre. A larger domestic terminal was ...

(Base)

Fleet

As of August 2017, Lao Skyway operates the following aircraft: AS350 b2

Accidents

* April 2009 - Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, engine failure emergency landing in field. * April 2013 - de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300, crashed after takeoff due to hitting trees. * November 2015, Xian MA-60 flight from Luang Prabang to

engine failure, had a

runway excursion A runway excursion is a runway safety incident where an aircraft makes an inappropriate exit from the runway. Runway excursions include runway overruns, where an aircraft is unable to stop before it reaches the end of the runway. Runway excursion ...

on landing. * April 2016,

Eurocopter AS 350 Ecureuil Airbus Helicopters SAS (formerly Eurocopter Group) is the helicopter manufacturing division of Airbus. It is the largest in the industry in terms of revenues and turbine helicopter deliveries. Its head office is located at Marseille Provence Ai ...

, engine failure emergency landing.

References

External links

* {{Portalbar, Asia, Aviation Airlines of Laos Airlines established in 2002 Laotian companies established in 2002