Transport infrastructure and facilities
Airports and air travel
Laos Partners With U.S. To Strengthen Aircraft Financing
(KPL) Approximately 40 government officials along with officials from the United States and Vietnam, participated in a seminar on the Cape Town Convention to discuss best practices for strengthening the business environment related to aircraft ownership and financing in the Lao PDR. This seminar was organized ...
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AirAsia now connecting Laos to 130 destinations
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – AirAsia, named the World’s Best Low Cost Airline for 10 years running by Skytrax, has continued to introduce direct flights to Laos and now connects the country to 130 destinations across its Southeast Asia and Asian networks.AirAsia currently serves flights to ...
News Desk
Scoot Announces Flights from Athens to Laos via Singapore
Scoot, the low-cost arm of the Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group, will begin flights from Athens to Laos (to cities Vientiane and Luang Prabang) via Singapore as of April.According to an announcement, the airline has already started sales of flights from Athens to Laos with special low fares on the verge of the ...
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Direct flight from China to Champassak needed, says official
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – More direct flights between China and Laos are needed to achieve the government’s target of attracting more than 1 million Chinese tourists and a total of 4.5 million visitors from around the world during Visit Laos-China Year 2019, a senior official ...
News Desk
Lao Airlines expects Chinese bookings to reach new heights
Lao Airlines staff believe the number of Chinese customers could surge to 241,500 this year. This would be an increase of about 42 percent compared to last year when Chinese nationals made 170,500 flight reservations.More ...
Souksamai Boulom
Lao Airlines takes off for Shanghai
Lao Airlines, the national flag carrier, has launched a weekly flight to Shanghai to serve the expected influx of Chinese tourists and other passengers during Visit Laos-China Year 2019.The inauguration took place on the occasion of the formal launch of Visit Laos-China Year in Vientiane.The ...
Times Reporters
Runway Renovations Put Oudomxay Airport Out of Action in February, Lao Airlines Informs
Air travelers between Oudomxay province and the nation’s capital Vientiane are set to remain grounded in the month of February as the runway of the aerodrome located in the provincial capital Muang Xay gets a much-needed upgrade.Lao Airlines has informed customers of a suspension to scheduled flights to and ...
The Laotian Times
$US199 Plus Tax Flights Vientiane To Shanghai via Lao Airlines
Chinese New Year is just around the corner, and there is yet another reason to celebrate with flights to China’s glitzy and advanced economic metropolitan magnet Shanghai from the capital of Laos, Vientiane.Flights from Vientiane to Shanghai for $US199 + tax are expected to light up ...
The Laotian Times
Scoot to launch direct Singapore-Laos flight
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The budget arm of Singapore Airlines, Scoot, is ready to launch Singapore-Laos flights in April with tickets starting at US$88, it announced yesterday. Scoot will fly from Singapore to Vientiane to Luang Prabang on a circular route. It will depart from Singapore ...
News Desk
Work progresses on Huayxai airport expansion
The runway at Huayxai Airport in Bokeo province is currently being extended to better serve regional transport needs and accommodate the growth of investment and tourism. Now just 7 percent complete, the project is scheduled to be finished in 2020 at a cost of 149 billion ...
Times Reporters