Air Mekong
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, 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As of January 2015, the license has been revoked following extended dormancy.
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| City | Country | IATA | ICAO | Airport | Ref | |||||||||||
| Buon Ma Thuot |  VietnamFleetAir Mekong leased four Bombardier CRJ 900 aircraft from SkyWest Airlines equipped with 90 seats in both business and economy class.
Corporate affairsAir 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 in Tay Ho, Hanoi. The Hanoi office houses the Commerce and Services Department, including the PR & Advertising Division. |