V Air () was a Taiwanese

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based in

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active from 2014 through 2016. It was a

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subsidiary of

TransAsia Airways TransAsia Airways (TNA, until January 1992 known by its Chinese-translated name Foshing Airlines;For historical pictures with "Foshing Airlines" on it, see: ) was a Taiwanese airline based in Neihu District in Taipei. Though the company started ...

serving flights to Japan, South Korea, Thailand and Cambodia from its base at

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History

On 24 March 2014, V Air announced that its

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would be the

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. The airline commenced services on 17 December 2014 with its maiden flight from Taipei to Bangkok, Thailand. On 7 January 2015, a second route, to Chiang Mai, Thailand, was launched. On 10 April 2015, V air opened its third scheduled flight route to Macau. The airline also flew from Taipei to Manila, Philippines, but the service was soon discontinued due to strong competition on the Taipei - Manila sector. V Air offered Taiwanese cuisine and beverage for sale on its flights. Its aircraft were in an all-economy seating layout with a

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of . Citing harsh competition and a revamped business model, V Air announced in August 2016 that it would cease all operations on 1 October 2016 and be folded back to its parent company

, which itself declared bankruptcy 1 month later.

Destinations

As of September 2016, V Air served the following scheduled and charter destinations:

Fleet

At the time the airline ceased operations, the V Air fleet consisted of the following aircraft:

References

External links

Official website
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