V Air
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| Founded | 20 January 2014 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 17 December 2014 | ||||||
| Hubs | Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
| Destinations | 7 | ||||||
| Parent company | TransAsia Airways (100%) | ||||||
| Headquarters | 11th floor, 139 Zhengzhou Road, Datong District, Taipei, Taiwan | ||||||
| Key people |
Vincent M. Lin (Chairman) Eleni Lung (CEO) Bernard Hsu (CCO) Michael Coltman (COO) | ||||||
| Website | www.flyvair.com | ||||||
V Air (Chinese: 威航; pinyin: Wēi Háng) is a Taiwanese low-cost airline based in Taipei. It is a franchise subsidiary of TransAsia Airways and started operations on 17 December 2014, primarily with the focus on Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia, from its main hub at Taiwan Taoyuan Airport.[1] The airline plans to order three Airbus A320 family aircraft with another three during 2016–17.[2]
History
On 24 March 2014, V Air announced that their corporate identity would be the Formosan black bear.
V Air commenced services on 17 December 2014 with its maiden flight from Taipei to Bangkok, Thailand.[3] On 7 January 2015, a second route, to Chiang Mai, Thailand, was launched.[4] On 10 April 2015, V air opened its third scheduled flight route to Macau.
Destinations
V Air serves the following destinations:
| Hub | |
| Focus city | |
| Seasonal | |
| Charter | |
| Future route |
| City | Country | IATA | ICAO | Airport | Notes |
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| Bangkok | Thailand | DMK | VTBD | Don Mueang International Airport | |
| Busan | South Korea | PUS | RKPK | Gimhae International Airport | [5] |
| Chiang Mai | Thailand | CNX | VTCC | Chiang Mai International Airport | |
| Fukuoka | Japan | FUK | RJFF | Fukuoka Airport | [6] |
| Manila | Philippines | MNL | RPLL | Ninoy Aquino International Airport | [7] |
| Mito | Japan | IBR | RJAH | Ibaraki Airport | [8] |
| Nagoya | Japan | NGO | RJGG | Chūbu Centrair International Airport | [9] |
| Naha begins 1 July 2016 | Japan | OKA | ROAH | Naha Airport | [10] |
| Osaka | Japan | KIX | RJBB | Kansai International Airport | [6] |
| Siem Reap | Cambodia | REP | VDSR | Siem Reap International Airport | |
| Taipei | Taiwan | TPE | RCTP | Taoyuan International Airport | |
| Tokyo | Japan | HND | RJTT | Haneda Airport | [11] |
Fleet
The V Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of February 2016):
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders (Options) |
Passengers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A320-200 | 2 | — | 180 | |
| Airbus A321-200 | 2 | — | 194 | Equipped with sharklets |
| Total | 4 | |||
Products and services
V Air offers Taiwanese cuisine and beverage for sale on its flights.[12] The seats have 32 inch seat pitch.
See also
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to V Air. |
References
- ↑ "'V Air' selected as Transasia's new low-cost airline name". Radio Taiwan International. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ↑ "V Air to start operations later this year". Sina News. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- ↑ "Taiwan's V Air lifts off with Thai flights". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ↑ "Taiwan's V Air Launched". Airliner World: 17. March 2015.
- ↑ "V Air to Start Taipei - Busan Service from late-August 2015". Airlineroute.net. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- 1 2 "V Air Plans Osaka / Fukuoka Service from Jan 2016". Airlineroute.net. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ↑ "V Air to Start Taipei – Manila Service from late-March 2016". airlineroute. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ↑ Vエアの国際定期便（茨城－台北線）就航について (in Japanese). 2015-01-22.
- ↑ "V Air to Start Taipei - Nagoya Service from Dec 2015". Airlineroute.net. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ↑ "V Air to Start Taipei – Okinawa Service from July 2016". airlineroute. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ↑ "V Air Adds New Tokyo Routes from March 2016". airlineroute. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ↑ "V Air in-flight services". V-air. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
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