Air Mekong

Mekong Aviation Joint Stock Company^[1] (Vietnamese: Công ty Cổ phần Hàng không Mê Kông^[2]), doing business as Air Mekong, was an airline from Vietnam which operated scheduled passenger flights from its base at Phu Quoc Airport and secondary hubs at Noi Bai International Airport and Tan Son Nhat International Airport. Its headquarters were located in Phú Quốc, Kiên Giang Province. It was established in 2009 and flight operations were launched on 9 October 2010. This is the third privately owned airline of Vietnam, after Indochina Airlines (defunct as of 2009), and VietJet Air. Air Mekong leased four Bombardier CRJ 900 aircraft from SkyWest Airlines, each equipped with 90 seats in both business and economy classes.^[3][4][5][6] In 2011, Air Mekong operated 10,750 flights and carried about 710 thousand passengers.^[7]

Air Mekong

IATA ICAO Call sign P8 MKG MEKONG
Founded	2009
Ceased operations	2013
Hubs	Tan Son Nhat International Airport Noi Bai International Airport
Focus cities	Buon Ma Thuot Airport Phu Quoc Airport
Fleet size	4 (+2)
Destinations	9
Parent company	Air Mekong[citation needed]
Headquarters	Phú Quốc, Kiên Giang Province, Vietnam
Key people	Đoàn Quốc Việt
Website	www.airmekong.com.vn

A Bombardier CRJ900 in Air Mekong's livery at Tan Son Nhat International Airport.

Air Mekong is a member of BIM Group. Other shareholders are SkyWest, Inc. and Eximbank.^[8]

Destinations

As of August 2011, Air Mekong offers scheduled flights to the following destinations across Vietnam:^[9][10] All these routes have been suspended since 1 March 2013 until the airline changes their fleet. The date of resumption of service has not been announced.

As of January 2015, the license has been revoked following extended dormancy.^[11]

	Hub
	Focus City
	Future route
	Terminated destinations

City	Country	IATA	ICAO	Airport	Ref
Buon Ma Thuot	Vietnam	BMV	VVBM	Buon Ma Thuot Airport
Con Dao	Vietnam	VCS	VVCS	Con Dao Airport
Da Lat	Vietnam	DLI	VVDL	Lien Khuong International Airport
Da Nang	Vietnam	DAD	VVDN	Da Nang International Airport
Hanoi	Vietnam	HAN	VVNB	Noi Bai International Airport
Ho Chi Minh City	Vietnam	SGN	VVTS	Tan Son Nhat International Airport
Phu Quoc	Vietnam	PQC	VVPQ	Phu Quoc Airport
Pleiku	Vietnam	PXU	VVPK	Pleiku Airport
Qui Nhon	Vietnam	UIH	VVPC	Phu Cat Airport
Vinh	Vietnam	VII	VVVH	Vinh Airport

Fleet

Air Mekong leased four Bombardier CRJ 900 aircraft from SkyWest Airlines equipped with 90 seats in both business and economy class.

Air Mekong

Aircraft	In fleet	Order	Passengers	Notes
Bombardier CRJ900	4	0	90
Total	4	0

Corporate affairs

Air Mekong has its corporate headquarters in Phú Quốc, Kiên Giang Province.^[1][12] Air Mekong maintains its Hanoi branch on the third floor of the Syrena Tower (tòa nhà Syrena) in Tay Ho, Hanoi.^[1] The Hanoi office houses the Commerce and Services Department, including the PR & Advertising Division.^[13]

See also

• Aviation portal
• Companies portal
• Vietnam portal

• Indochina Airlines
• Pacific Airlines
• Transport in Vietnam
• VietJet Air

References

1. "About Us Introduction Archived 30 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine." Air Mekong. Retrieved on 21 December 2010. "Headquarters: Hamlet 3, Village 7, An Thoi Town, Phu Quoc Island, Kiên Giang Province, Vietnam..." Address in Vietnamese Archived 13 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine: "Xóm 3, Ấp 7, Thị trấn An Thới, Huyện Phú Quốc, Tỉnh Kiên Giang, Việt Nam." - and "Hanoi Branch: 3rd Floor, Syrena Tower, 51 Xuan Dieu Str, Tay Ho Dist., Hanoi, Vietnam"
2. "Liên hệ truyền thông Archived 13 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine." Air Mekong. Retrieved on 21 December 2010.
3. Thêm hãng bay, nhiều lựa chọn - Website thông tin Hàng không & Cuộc sống Archived 7 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Pilot.vn. Retrieved on 16 November 2010.
4. Hãng hàng không Air Mekong cất cánh ngày 10/10 - Hang hang khong Air Mekong cat canh ngay 10/10 Archived 18 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine. VnExpress (15 August 2010). Retrieved on 16 November 2010.
5. VnEconomy - Máy bay của Air Mekong đã về Việt Nam - Thị trường Archived 18 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Vneconomy.vn. Retrieved on 16 November 2010.
6. Mekong Air chuẩn bị cất cánh - Mekong Air chuan bi cat canh Archived 28 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine. VnExpress (23 July 2010). Retrieved on 16 November 2010.
7. Welcome Aboard Air Mekong magazine (PDF). Air Mekong. 2012. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
8. "Air Mekong thuộc về ai?". Gafin.vn. 5 January 2013. Archived from the original on 8 January 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
9. Air Mekong to start operations with 4 CRJ-900
10. "Mạng đường bay" (in Vietnamese). Air Mekong. Archived from the original on 10 November 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
11. Vietnam Air Mekong revokes due to extended dormancy
12. "Website usage terms and conditions Archived 3 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine." Air Mekong. Retrieved on 21 December 2010. "The term 'Air Mekong' or 'us' or 'we' refers to the owner of the website whose registered office is Hamlet 3, Villiage [sic] 7, An Thoi Town, Phu Quoc Island, Kien Giang Province, Vietnam."
13. "Media > Contact Information Archived 12 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine." Air Mekong. Retrieved on 21 December 2010. "For media purpose, kindly contact us at: Mekong Aviation JSC PR & Advertising Division Commerce and Services Department Add: 3rd Floor, Syrena Tower, 51 Xuan Dieu, Tay Ho, Hanoi." Text in Vietnamese Archived 13 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine: "Quý khách có nhu cầu liên hệ về truyền thông và quảng cáo, vui lòng liên lạc với chúng tôi theo địa chỉ: Công ty Cổ phần Hàng không Mê Kông Phòng PR & Quảng cáo Bộ phận Thương Mại và Dịch vụ Tầng 3. tòa nhà Syrena, 51 Xuân Diệu, Tây Hồ, Hà Nội."

External links

• Air Mekong
• Air Mekong (in Vietnamese)