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Mekong Airlines

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Mekong Airlines
IATA ICAO Call sign
M8 MKN MEKONG AIRLINES
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Founded2002
Commenced operations15 January 2003
Ceased operations16 October 2003
Operating basesPhnom Penh
Key peopleRoss Pollock[1]
Mekong Airlines' sole Boeing 737-500 at Phnom Penh, Cambodia in 2003

Mekong Airlines was an airline based in Cambodia.

History

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Founded in 1998 as Yana Airlines (Khmer: ក្រុមហ៊ុនអាកាសចរណ៍យ៉ាណា), the company was renamed to Mekong Airlines in 2002."Yana Airlines history from Cambodia, Rest of the World; Airline History". airlinehistory.co.uk. Mekong Airlines operated scheduled flights to several destinations in southeast Asia using a leased Boeing 737-500, which was put in service 15 January 2003 and returned on 16 October of that year, marking the end of the airline's business.[2] The airline was made up of mostly Australian management thanks to an agreement between Australian and Cambodian investors.

Destinations

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Mekong Airlines served the following destinations prior to its collapse:

Country City Airport
Cambodia Phnom Penh Pochentong International Airport [Base]
China Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur International Airport
Singapore Singapore Singapore Changi Airport
Thailand Bangkok Don Mueang International Airport
Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City Tan Son Nhat International Airport

Fleet

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Mekong Airlines operated a single Boeing 737-500 aircraft throughout operations:[3]

References

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Media related to Mekong Airlines at Wikimedia Commons