Royal Air Lao
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Founded | 1962 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | 1976 | ||||||
Destinations | See destinations | ||||||
Parent company | Royal Lao Government | ||||||
Headquarters | Vientiane, Laos |
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Royal Air Lao Sud Aviation Caravelle III (XW-PNH) at Hong Kong's Kai Tak Airport in 1974
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Royal Air Lao Douglas C-54A-10-DC Skymaster in 1975
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Royal Air Lao Vickers Viscount in 1968
Royal Air Lao was the national air carrier of the Kingdom of Laos that operated from 1962 to 1974.
History[]
The company was founded in 1962.[1] In September 1976 the Civil Aviation Company was formed from the merger of Royal Air Lao and .[2] Today the successor is Lao Airlines.
Destinations[]
Cambodia
- Phnom Penh – Pochentong Airport
Kingdom of Laos
- Huay Xai – Huay Xay Airport
- Luang Prabang – Luang Prabang International Airport
- Pakxe – Pakxe Airport
- Thakhek –
- Sayaboury – Sayaboury Airport
- Savannakhet – Savannakhet Airport
- Vientiane – Vientiane Airport (Hub)
South Vietnam
- Saigon – Tan Son Nhat Air Base
Fleet[]
Aircraft that were in service were
- Douglas C-47 Skytrain
- Lockheed L-188 Electra
- Boeing 307 Stratoliner
- Sud Aviation Caravelle III (XW-PNH)
- Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Douglas DC-3
- Douglas C-54A-10-DC Skymaster
- Vickers Viscount
- Convair 440
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Royal Air Lao codeshared with the following airlines:
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Aviation Safety Network > ASN Aviation Safety Database > Operator index > Laos > Royal Air Lao". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
- ^ "About Lao Airlines". laoairlines.com. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
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External links[]
Media related to Royal Air Lao at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Defunct airlines of Laos
- Airlines established in 1962
- Airlines disestablished in 1976
- Companies of Laos
- Government-owned airlines
- Laos stubs