is an
Airline based in
Ho Chi Minh City ,
Vietnam . It operates domestic scheduled passenger and cargo services and provides charter flights by request to regional destinations. Its main base is
Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN), Ho Chi Minh City.
- IATA Code:
- ICAO Code:
- Callsign: Pacific Express
The airline was established in
1991 and started operations in
1992 . It is a
Joint Venture among six of Vietnam's state-run enterprises. The biggest stakeholder is national carrier,
Vietnam Airlines (60%), with Saigon Tourism, Vasco, Sasco and Airimex owning 13.51%. It was the first airline formed in Vietnam following changes in the law to allow foreign investment in the country's airlines. It is now the second largest airline in Vietnam (at January
2005 ). In 2005, it narrowly escaped closure due to the inability of paying its debt and continuous non-profitable operations.
Vietnam Airlines 's share in the company has been transferred to the Ministry of Finance although its chairman remains and an ex-
Vietnam Airlines employees.
Pacific Airlines is a regional carrier. It focuses on main domestic routes and major international routes from its main base
Tan Son Nhat International Airport in
Ho Chi Minh City .
Pacific Airlines is planning to launch four new international routes that connect
Ho Chi Minh City with:
The Pacific Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (at
October 2005 ):
Other aircraft have been disposed of, including 5 Airbus aircraft of different types 2
Airbus A310-300 , 1
Airbus A300-600 ,
Airbus A321-100 , 2
Boeing 737-300 aircraft and 3 McDonnell Douglas aircraft.
