Royal Air Lao was the national air carrier of the Kingdom of Laos that operated from 1962 to until the Communist takeover of the country in 1975.
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 Lao Air Lines.[2] Today the successor is Lao Airlines.
Destinations
- British Hong Kong
- Hong Kong – Kai Tak Airport
- 🇰🇭 Cambodia
- Phnom Penh – Pochentong Airport
- 🇨🇳 China
- Canton – Canton International Airport
- Kingdom of Laos
- Attapeu - Attapeu Airport
- Huay Xai – Huay Xay Airport
- Luang Prabang – Luang Prabang International Airport
- Pakxe – Pakxe Airport
- Thakhek – Thakhek Airport
- Sayaboury – Sayaboury Airport
- Savannakhet – Savannakhet Airport
- Vientiane – Vientiane Airport (Hub)
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia
- Kuala Lumpur – Subang International Airport
- Vietnam
- Hanoi – Hanoi International Airport
- Saigon – Tan Son Nhat Air Base
- 🇹🇭 Thailand
- Bangkok – Bangkok International Airport
- Chiang Mai – Chiang Mai International Airport[3]
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
Codeshare partners
Royal Air Lao codeshared with the following airlines:
- 🇫🇷 Air France
See also
- Air Vietnam
- Royal Air Cambodge
External links
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^
- Royal Air Lao^