V Air

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V Air
威航
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IATA ICAO Callsign
ZV VAX VANTAGE
Founded 20 January 2014
Commenced operations 17 December 2014
Hubs Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
Fleet size 4
Destinations 7
Parent company TransAsia Airways (100%)
Headquarters 11th floor, 139 Zhengzhou Road, Datong District, Taipei, Taiwan
Key people Vincent M. Lin (Chairman)
Eleni Lung (CEO)
Bernard Hsu (CCO)
Michael Coltman (COO)
Website www.flyvair.com

V Air (Chinese: 威航; pinyin: Wēi Háng) is a Taiwanese low-cost airline based in Taipei. It is a franchise subsidiary of TransAsia Airways and started operations on 17 December 2014, primarily with the focus on Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia, from its main hub at Taiwan Taoyuan Airport.[1] The airline plans to order three Airbus A320 family aircraft with another three during 2016–17.[2]

History

On 24 March 2014, V Air announced that their corporate identity would be the Formosan black bear.

V Air commenced services on 17 December 2014 with its maiden flight from Taipei to Bangkok, Thailand.[3] On 7 January 2015, a second route, to Chiang Mai, Thailand, was launched.[4] On 10 April 2015, V air opened its third scheduled flight route to Macau.

Destinations

V Air serves the following destinations:

Hub
Focus city
Seasonal
Charter
Future route
City Country IATA ICAO Airport Notes
Bangkok Thailand DMK VTBD Don Mueang International Airport
Busan South Korea PUS RKPK Gimhae International Airport [5]
Chiang Mai Thailand CNX VTCC Chiang Mai International Airport
Fukuoka Japan FUK RJFF Fukuoka Airport [6]
Manila Philippines MNL RPLL Ninoy Aquino International Airport [7]
Mito Japan IBR RJAH Ibaraki Airport [8]
Nagoya Japan NGO RJGG Chūbu Centrair International Airport [9]
Naha
begins 1 July 2016		 Japan OKA ROAH Naha Airport [10]
Osaka Japan KIX RJBB Kansai International Airport [6]
Siem Reap Cambodia REP VDSR Siem Reap International Airport
Taipei Taiwan TPE RCTP Taoyuan International Airport
Tokyo Japan HND RJTT Haneda Airport [11]

Fleet

B-22608, V Air's first aircraft.

The V Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of February 2016):

V Air Fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders
(Options)		 Passengers Notes
Airbus A320-200 2 — 180
Airbus A321-200 2 — 194 Equipped with sharklets
Total 4

Products and services

V Air offers Taiwanese cuisine and beverage for sale on its flights.[12] The seats have 32 inch seat pitch.

See also

References

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