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Air Mekong

Defunct airline of Vietnam (2009–2013)

Defunct airline of Vietnam (2009–2013)

FieldValue
logoAir Mekong-logo.jpg
airlineAir Mekong
logo_size140px
fleet_size4 (+2)
destinations9
IATAP8
ICAOMKG
callsignMEKONG
founded
commenced
ceased
parentAir Mekong Aviation Joint Stock Company Eximbank (Vietnam)
headquartersPhú Quốc, Kiên Giang Province, Vietnam
key_peopleĐoàn Quốc Việt
hubsPhu Quoc
secondary_hubs{{ublclass=nowrap
focus_citiesBuon Ma Thuot Rach Gia Can Tho
website

| Hanoi-Noi Bai | Ho Chi Minh City-Tan Son Nhat}} Phu Quoc-Duong Dong

Mekong Aviation Joint Stock Company (), doing business as Air Mekong, was a short-lived airline from Vietnam which operated scheduled passenger flights from its main hub at the now-closed Duong Dong Airport in Phu Quoc and secondary hubs at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi and Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City. 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 was 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. In 2011, Air Mekong operated 10,750 flights and carried about 710,000 passengers.

Air Mekong is a member of BIM Group. Other shareholders are SkyWest, Inc. ,Air Mekong Company, Inc. and Eximbank.

Destinations

As of August 2011, Air Mekong offered scheduled flights to the following destinations across Vietnam: 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As of January 2015, the license has been revoked following extended dormancy.

Terminated destinations
CityCountryIATAICAOAirportRef
Buon Ma ThuotVietnamBMVVVBMBuon Ma Thuot Airport
Con DaoVietnamVCSVVCSCon Dao Airport
Da LatVietnamDLIVVDLLien Khuong International Airport
Da NangVietnamDADVVDNDa Nang International Airport
HanoiVietnamHANVVNBNoi Bai International Airport
Ho Chi Minh CityVietnamSGNVVTSTan Son Nhat International Airport
Phu QuocVietnamPQCVVPQDuong Dong Airport
PleikuVietnamPXUVVPKPleiku Airport
Qui NhonVietnamUIHVVPCPhu Cat Airport
VinhVietnamVIIVVVHVinh Airport

Fleet

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

AircraftIn fleetOrderPassengersNotes
Bombardier CRJ-9004090
**Total****4****0**

Corporate affairs

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

References

References

  1. "[http://www.airmekong.vn/Sites/Web/en-Us/Detail/103/9/introduction/air-mekong-introduction About Us Introduction] {{Webarchive. link. (30 December 2010 ." Air Mekong. Retrieved on 21 December 2010. "Headquarters: Hamlet 3, Village 7, An Thoi Town, Phu Quoc Island, Kiên Giang Province, Vietnam..." [http://www.airmekong.vn/Sites/Web/vi-Vn/Detail/102/49/gioi-thieu-air-mekong/gioi-thieu-air-mekong Address in Vietnamese] {{Webarchive). link. (13 December 2010 : "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. "[http://www.airmekong.vn/Sites/Web/vi-Vn/Detail/160/103/lien-he-truyen-thong/lien-he-truyen-thong Liên hệ truyền thông] {{Webarchive. link. (13 December 2010 ." Air Mekong. Retrieved on 21 December 2010.)
  3. link. (7 September 2010 . Pilot.vn. Retrieved on 16 November 2010.)
  4. [http://vnexpress.net/GL/Kinh-doanh/2010/08/3BA1F3ED/ Hãng hàng không Air Mekong cất cánh ngày 10/10 - Hang hang khong Air Mekong cat canh ngay 10/10] {{Webarchive. link. (18 August 2010 . VnExpress (15 August 2010). Retrieved on 16 November 2010.)
  5. [http://vneconomy.vn/20100815080924716P0C19/may-bay-cua-air-mekong-da-ve-viet-nam.htm VnEconomy - Máy bay của Air Mekong đã về Việt Nam - Thị trường] {{Webarchive. link. (18 September 2010 . Vneconomy.vn. Retrieved on 16 November 2010.)
  6. [http://vnexpress.net/GL/Kinh-doanh/2010/07/3BA1E625/ Mekong Air chuẩn bị cất cánh - Mekong Air chuan bi cat canh] {{Webarchive. link. (28 July 2010 . VnExpress (23 July 2010). Retrieved on 16 November 2010.)
  7. (2012). "Welcome Aboard Air Mekong magazine". Air Mekong.
  8. (5 January 2013). "Air Mekong thuộc về ai?". Gafin.vn.
  9. [http://www.flightglobal.com/airspace/blogs/contrails/archive/2010/06/25/air-mekong.aspx Air Mekong to start operations with 4 CRJ-900]
  10. "Mạng đường bay". Air Mekong.
  11. [http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/34254-vietnam-revokes-air-mekongs-licence-following-extended-dormancy Vietnam Air Mekong revokes due to extended dormancy]
  12. "[http://www.airmekong.vn/Sites/Web/en-Us/Detail/389/23/website-usage-terms-and-conditions/website-usage-terms-and-conditions Website usage terms and conditions] {{Webarchive. link. (3 September 2011 ." 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. "[http://www.airmekong.vn/Sites/Web/en-Us/Detail/161/102/contact-information/contact-information Media > Contact Information] {{Webarchive. link. (12 December 2010 ." 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." [http://www.airmekong.vn/Sites/Web/vi-Vn/Detail/160/103/lien-he-truyen-thong/lien-he-truyen-thong Text in Vietnamese] {{Webarchive). link. (13 December 2010 : "'''''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.")
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