V Air

V Air
威航
Wēi Háng

IATA ICAO Call sign ZV VAX VANTAGE
Founded	20 January 2014 (2014-01-20)
Commenced operations	17 December 2014 (2014-12-17)
Ceased operations	1 October 2016 (2016-10-01)
Hubs	Taoyuan International Airport
Parent company	TransAsia Airways (100%)
Headquarters	Datong, Taipei, Taiwan
Key people	Vincent M. Lin (Chairman) Eleni Lung (CEO) Bernard Hsu (CCO) Michael Coltman (COO)

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 Taiwan 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 inches (81 cm).

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

As of September 2016, V Air served the following scheduled and charter destinations: ^[7]

Country	City	Airport	Notes
Cambodia	Siem Reap	Siem Reap International Airport	Charter
Japan	Fukuoka	Fukuoka Airport	[8]
	Nagoya	Chūbu Centrair International Airport	[9]
	Naha	Naha Airport	[10]
	Omitama	Ibaraki Airport	[11]
	Osaka	Kansai International Airport	[8]
	Tokyo	Haneda Airport	[12]
Philippines	Manila	Ninoy Aquino International Airport
South Korea	Busan	Gimhae International Airport	[13]
Taiwan	Taipei	Taoyuan International Airport	Hub
Thailand	Bangkok	Don Mueang International Airport
	Chiang Mai	Chiang Mai International Airport

Fleet

V Air Airbus A321-200

At the time the airline ceased operations, the V Air fleet consisted of the following aircraft:^{[ citation needed ]}

V Air Fleet

Aircraft	In Service	Passengers	Notes
Airbus A320-200	2	180
Airbus A321-200	2	194
Total	4

References

1. "'V Air' selected as Transasia's new low-cost airline name". Radio Taiwan International. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. 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: 17. March 2015.
4. Lee, Hsin-Yin (11 April 2016). "V Air's maiden flight to Macau sees satisfactory ridership". Central News Agency. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
5. "V Air in-flight services". V-air. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
6. Chen, Ted (10 August 2016). "TransAsia to absorb subsidiary V Air". Taipei Times. 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. Vエアの国際定期便（茨城－台北線）就航について (in Japanese). 2015-01-22. Archived from the original on 2016-04-12. 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.

External links

Media related to V Air at Wikimedia Commons

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