Mekong Airlines

Mekong Airlines was an airline based in Cambodia.

Mekong Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
M8 MKN MEKONG AIRLINES
Founded2002
Commenced operations15 January 2003
Ceased operations16 October 2003
Operating basesPhnom Penh
Key peopleRoss Pollock[1]
Mekong Airlines' sole Boeing 737-500 at Phnom Penh, Cambodia in 2003

History

Founded in 1998 as Yana Airlines (Khmer: ក្រុមហ៊ុនអាកាសចរណ៍យ៉ាណា), the company was renamed to Mekong Airlines in 2002."Yana Airlines history from Cambodia, Rest of the World; Airline History". airlinehistory.co.uk. Mekong Airlines operated scheduled flights to several destinations in southeast Asia using a leased Boeing 737-500, which was put in service 15 January 2003 and returned on 16 October of that year, marking the end of the airline's business.[2] The airline was made up of mostly Australian management thanks to an agreement between Australian and Cambodian investors.

Destinations

Mekong Airlines served the following destinations prior to its collapse:

Country City Airport
CambodiaPhnom PenhPochentong International Airport [Base]
ChinaHong KongHong Kong International Airport
MalaysiaKuala LumpurKuala Lumpur International Airport
SingaporeSingaporeSingapore Changi Airport
ThailandBangkokDon Mueang International Airport
VietnamHo Chi Minh CityTan Son Nhat International Airport

Fleet

Mekong Airlines operated a single Boeing 737-500 aircraft throughout operations:[3]

References
  1. Mekong Airlines to tap Cambodian market with 737 acquisition
  2. List of airlines of Cambodia, at airlineupdate.com Archived August 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Mekong Airlines fleet list, at airfleets.net

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