NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Pacific Airlines

Pacific Airlines is a low-cost airline based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It operates domestic and international services, as well as charter flights. Its main base is Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport, Ho Chi Minh City.^[1] Pacific Airlines is soon to be renamed, Jetstar, from 2008^[2]. Image File history File links Pacific_Airlines_logo. ... IATA airline designators, sometimes called IATA reservation codes, are two-character codes assigned by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to the worlds airlines in accordance with the provisions of Resolution 762. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with ICAO airline code. ... Most airlines employ a distinctive and internationally recognised call sign that is normally spoken during airband radio transmissions as a prefix to the flight number. ... An airline hub is an airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination. ... See Tan Son Nhut Air Base for a description of the airfield while operated as a military airfield by the USAF and VNAF. TÃ¢n SÆ¡n Nháº¥t International Airport (IATA: SGN, ICAO: VVTS), Vietnams largest international airport in terms of area (800 ha compared with 650 ha... A holding company is a company that owns enough voting stock in another firm to control management and operations by influencing or electing its board of directors. ... â€œSaigonâ€ redirects here. ... A Cebu Pacific Airbus A319 parked on the apron at Ninoy Aquino International Airport. ... â€œSaigonâ€ redirects here. ... See Tan Son Nhut Air Base for a description of the airfield while operated as a military airfield by the USAF and VNAF. TÃ¢n SÆ¡n Nháº¥t International Airport (IATA: SGN, ICAO: VVTS), Vietnams largest international airport in terms of area (800 ha compared with 650 ha... For the aircraft, see Lockheed JetStar. ...

History

The airline was established in 1991, started operations in April 1991 and undergone a number of corporate restructurings since then. As result of the recent [July 2007] ownership change, the company is now owned by State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) of Vietnam, Saigon Tourist, its CEO Mr. Luong Hoai Nam and Qantas of Australia has a 30% share. Qantas also partially owns/ operates the Jetstar brand in Australia and Singapore. Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Qantas (Qantas Airways Limited) (IPA: ) is the name and callsign of the national airline of Australia. ... Qantas (Qantas Airways Limited) (IPA: ) is the name and callsign of the national airline of Australia. ... For the aircraft, see Lockheed JetStar. ...

On 13 February 2007, Pacific Airlines changed its business model to become the first Vietnamese lowcost airline operating domestic and regional flights.

Services

Pacific Airlines is the only Vietnamese ticketless airline offering 100% e-ticketing and online credit card payment facility via its website [1], as well as 24/24 7/7 telephone reservation services to customers via its call centers 9.550.550 in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. For those who don’t have yet credit cards, more than 200 travel agencies throughout Vietnam can offer all flight booking and ticketing services. ^{[citation needed]}

Destinations

^{[citation needed]} Pacific Airlines focuses on main domestic routes and international routes from its main base Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City. See Tan Son Nhut Air Base for a description of the airfield while operated as a military airfield by the USAF and VNAF. TÃ¢n SÆ¡n Nháº¥t International Airport (IATA: SGN, ICAO: VVTS), Vietnams largest international airport in terms of area (800 ha compared with 650 ha... â€œSaigonâ€ redirects here. ...

Present Destinations

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Future Destinations

Pacific Airlines is planning to launch three new international routes that connect Ho Chi Minh City with: â€œSaigonâ€ redirects here. ...

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Previous Destinations

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Fleet

The Pacific Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (at July 2007): ^{[citation needed]} July 2007 is the seventh month of that year. ...

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External links

References

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