Kan Air

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Kan Air
KAN AIR LOGO.jpg
IATA ICAO Callsign
K8KNDKANNITHI AIR
Founded24 September 2010 (2010-09-24)
Ceased operations20 April 2017 (2017-04-20)
Hubs Chiang Mai International Airport
Fleet size2
Destinations9
Headquarters100/519, Soi Kamphaeng Phet 6 soi 5 yaek 4, Chaeng Wattana Road, Thung Song Hong Subdistrict, Lak Si, Bangkok, Thailand
Key peopleCapt. Somphong Sooksanguan (President)
Mrs. Saychon Sibmong (CEO)
Website www.kanairlines.com

Kannithi Aviation Co. Ltd, operated as Kan Air, was [1] a small airline with its hub at Chiang Mai Airport. Kan Air operated charter and scheduled services in Thailand. As of September 2016, Kan Air flew nine routes. [2] Flights from Chiang Mai were to Mae Hong Son, Pai, Nan, Khon Kaen, Ubon Ratchathani, Phitsanulok, Hua Hin, Chiang Rai, and U-Tapao. On 21 April 2017, Kan Air suspended all of its operations. [3]

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History

Kan Air, owned by Kannithi Aviation Company Limited, started operations on 24 September 2010. It was founded by Captain Somphong Sooksanguan as president and Mrs Saychon Sibmong as CEO. On 8 July 2015, the airline was forced to suspend five routes for lack of compliance with airline operating licenses. [4] The Kan Air suspension was lifted a few months later. [5]

On 21 April 2017, Kan Air suspended all remaining flights due to "technical difficulties" with their last operational aircraft, a Cessna Grand Caravan 208B. [6]

Destinations

Kan Airlines operated charter and scheduled flight services with Cessna Grand Caravan C208B, Beechcraft Premier I, and ATR 72-500: [7]

Domestic

From Chiang MaiChiang Mai International Airport (main hub)

Fleet

Kan Air ATR 72-500, Khon Kaen Airport, (December 2014) HS-KAD (15929857285).jpg
Kan Air ATR 72–500, Khon Kaen Airport, (December 2014)

As of November 2017, the Kan Air fleet consisted of the following aircraft: [8]

Kan Air Fleet
AircraftIn ServiceOrdersPassengersNote
ATR 72-500 2066
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan 1012
Beechcraft Premier I 106
Total4

Services

Scheduled flights

With its base in Don Mueang, Kan Air operated daily and weekly scheduled service to destinations in northern, northeastern, and central Thailand.

Charter flights

With its base at Don Muang International Airport, Kan Air provided a more direct route to the desired location than a commercial flight. Chartering a private jet allows passengers to fly on their schedule, fly to smaller airfields closer to their final destination, and avoid the queues and chaos of major airport terminals.

Medical evacuation service

Kan Air signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with National Institute of Emergency Medicine to transport critically ill patients.[ citation needed ]

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References

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  2. "Flight Schedules 27 Mar-29 Oct 2016" (PDF). Kan Air. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
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  4. Kositchotetana, Boonsong (2015-07-08). "Kan Air grounded on eight domestic routes". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  5. "Thailand's Kan Air resumes scheduled ATR72 operations". ch-aviation.
  6. "Thailand's Kan Air suspends ops due to grounded fleet". ch-aviation.
  7. "Flight Schedules". kanairlines.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  8. "Our Fleet". kanairlines.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.