Pacific Airlines

Pacific Airlines 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. It's main base is Ho Chi Minh International Airport (SGN), Ho Chi Minh City.

Code Data

• IATA Code: BL
• ICAO Code: PIC
• Callsign: Pacific Express

History

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).

Services

Pacific Airlines operates the following services (at January 2005):

• Domestic scheduled destinations: Da Nang, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
• International scheduled destinations: Kaohsiung and Taipei.

The airline previously provided services to Hong Kong.

Fleet

The Pacific Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (at March 2005):

• 1 Airbus A320–200
• 2 Airbus A321-100

Other aircraft have been disposed of, including 4 Airbus aircraft of different types, 2 Boeing 737–300 aircraft and 3 McDonnell Douglas aircraft.

External Links

• Pacific Airlines
• Pacific Airlines Fleet Detail