The Nepal-China joint venture Himalaya Airlines has stopped direct flights between Yangon and Kathmandu a little over a year after they began due to low passenger volume, the airline’s representative in Myanmar told The Myanmar Times on Thursday. Himalaya Airlines had offered the flight twice a week since March 2017, then it suspended the flights […]
AirAsia in talks to set up Myanmar airline
March 21, 2018 by
Tony Fernandes’ AirAsia Bhd is in talks with a potential partner to open an airline serving Myanmar, in a move that would help the low-cost carrier cover up to 95 per cent of the Southeast Asian travel market. In an interview with Reuters on Monday, the airline’s group chief executive said he also expected AirAsia’s […]
ANA Seeking Myanmar Venture After Two Failed Attempts Since 2014
December 27, 2017 by
ANA Holdings Inc. is attempting to set up a venture in Myanmar for the third time after previous efforts collapsed, as Japan’s largest carrier seeks to capture demand in one of Asia’s fastest-growing economies. “We’re going to find a new partner again,” Shinya Katanozaka, chief executive officer of ANA Holdings, said in an interview in Tokyo Thursday. […]
License snub prompts ANA to ditch Asian Blue Myanmar airline venture
November 10, 2017 by
YANGON – Japan’s ANA Holdings Inc has dropped a plan to form a joint venture in Myanmar, the airline said on Monday, after its application for an air operator’s certificate (AOC) was rejected by the authorities in the Southeast Asian country. ANA established the Asian Blue joint venture last year with local investor Golden Sky […]
ANA Invests in Myanmar Airline Venture Planning International Debut in 2018
December 15, 2016 by
ANA Holdings Inc. has invested in a new airline venture in Myanmar that aims to start international flights in 2018 as the Japanese carrier seeks to capture demand in Asia’s fastest-growing economy. ANA has a 49 percent stake and a local company holds the remainder, Shinya Katanozaka, CEO of Japan’s largest airline, said in […]
ANA Plans to Start Flights From Myanmar
December 15, 2016 by
TOKYO – ANA Holdings Inc has invested in a new airline venture in Myanmar that aims to start international flights in 2018 as the Japanese carrier seeks to capture demand in Asia’s fastest-growing economy. ANA has a 49% stake and a local company holds the remainder, Shinya Katanozaka, chief executive officer of Japan’s largest […]
