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V Air

V Air was a short-lived Taiwanese low-cost airline based in Taipei active from 2014 through 2016. It was a franchise subsidiary of TransAsia Airways serving flights to Japan, South Korea, Thailand and Cambodia from its base at Taoyuan International Airport.[1]

History

On 24 March 2014, V Air announced that its corporate identity would be the Formosan black bear. The airline commenced services on 17 December 2014 with its maiden flight from Taipei to Bangkok, Thailand.[2] On 7 January 2015, a second route, to Chiang Mai, Thailand, was launched.[3] On 10 April 2015, V air opened its third scheduled flight route to Macau.[4] The airline also flew from Taipei to Manila, Philippines, but the service was soon discontinued due to strong competition on the Taipei - Manila sector. V Air offered Taiwanese cuisine and beverage for sale on its flights.[5] Its aircraft were in an all-economy seating layout with a seat pitch of 32 inch.

Citing harsh competition and a revamped business model, V Air announced in August 2016 that it would cease all operations on 1 October 2016 and be folded back to its parent company TransAsia Airways, which itself declared bankruptcy 1 month later.[6]

Destinations

During its four-year existence, V Air flew to the following destinations:[7]

Fleet

At the time the airline ceased operations, the V Air fleet consisted of the following aircraft:

External links

References

  1. 'V Air' selected as Transasia's new low-cost airline name Radio Taiwan International, retrieved 23 January 2014^
  2. Taiwan's V Air lifts off with Thai flights Bangkok Post, 8 December 2014, retrieved 28 December 2014^
  3. Taiwan's V Air Launched Airliner World, March 2015^
  4. Hsin-Yin Lee. V Air's maiden flight to Macau sees satisfactory ridership 11 April 2016, retrieved 10 August 2016^
  5. V Air in-flight services V-air, retrieved 28 December 2014^
  6. Ted Chen. TransAsia to absorb subsidiary V Air Taipei Times, 10 August 2016, retrieved 10 August 2016^
  7. flyvair.com - Route Map retrieved 15 September 2016^
  8. V Air Plans Osaka / Fukuoka Service from Jan 2016 Airlineroute.net, 13 November 2015, retrieved 13 November 2015^
  9. V Air to Start Taipei - Nagoya Service from Dec 2015 Airlineroute.net, 12 November 2015, retrieved 12 November 2015^
  10. V Air to Start Taipei – Okinawa Service from July 2016 airlineroute, retrieved 27 April 2016^
  11. http://www.ibaraki-airport.net/news/taipei0315.html 2015-01-22, retrieved 2016-01-25^
  12. V Air Adds New Tokyo Routes from March 2016 airlineroute, retrieved 27 January 2016^
  13. V Air to Start Taipei - Busan Service from late-August 2015 Airlineroute.net, 6 August 2015, retrieved 6 August 2015^