The airline was established in June 2004 and started operations on 15 November 2004. It was owned by Htoo Trading Co. Ltd. Its first international service was flown from Yangon to Bangkok on 15 May 2007,[5] and the second to Singapore from 7 September 2007.[6] Air Bagan was listed as a Specially Designated National by the United States Department of the Treasury for its association with the Government of Myanmar, meaning U.S. citizens are generally prohibited from dealing with the airline by U.S. sanctions against the government of Myanmar.[7]
When Cyclone Nargis struck Lower Myanmar in May 2008, the Burmese government gave Air Bagan and its parent company, Htoo Trading Co. Ltd responsibility to reconstruct the badly devastated town of Bogale in the Ayeyarwady Delta.[8]
In August 2015 Air Bagan announced that it suspended all flights. All flights were then operated by its code-sharing partner Asian Wings, which is also owned by the Htoo Trading Co. Ltd.
The airline ceased operations again and handed back its licence to the authorities in August 2018.[2]
On 19 February 2008, an Air Bagan ATR 72 overran the runway at Putao Airport injuring two people.[11]
On 25 December 2012, Air Bagan Flight 11 a Fokker 100 registered XY-AGC, crash-landed near Heho Airport, killing one on board, one on the ground and injuring eleven.[12] Among the injured was the well-known meditation teacher Allan Lokos, who was severely burned during his escape from the crashed aircraft.[13]
bagan, limited, burmese, airline, headquartered, bahan, township, yangon, myanmar, operated, domestic, scheduled, services, within, myanmar, well, thailand, main, bases, were, yangon, international, airport, mandalay, international, airport, iata, icao, callsi. Air Bagan Limited Burmese အ ပ ဂ was 2 an airline headquartered in Bahan Township Yangon Myanmar 4 It operated domestic scheduled services within Myanmar as well as to Thailand Its main bases were Yangon International Airport and Mandalay International Airport 5 Air Baganအ ပ ဂ IATA ICAO Callsign W9 1 JAB AIR BAGANFoundedJune 2004Ceased operationsAugust 2018 2 Operating basesYangon International AirportMandalay Chanmyathazi AirportFrequent flyer programRoyal Lotus PlusFleet size4Destinations20Parent companyHtoo Trading Co Ltd 3 HeadquartersYangon MyanmarKey peopleTay Za Founder 3 Htoo Thet Htwe Chairman Websitewww wbr airbagan wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Destinations 3 Fleet 4 Accidents and incidents 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editThe airline was established in June 2004 and started operations on 15 November 2004 It was owned by Htoo Trading Co Ltd Its first international service was flown from Yangon to Bangkok on 15 May 2007 5 and the second to Singapore from 7 September 2007 6 Air Bagan was listed as a Specially Designated National by the United States Department of the Treasury for its association with the Government of Myanmar meaning U S citizens are generally prohibited from dealing with the airline by U S sanctions against the government of Myanmar 7 When Cyclone Nargis struck Lower Myanmar in May 2008 the Burmese government gave Air Bagan and its parent company Htoo Trading Co Ltd responsibility to reconstruct the badly devastated town of Bogale in the Ayeyarwady Delta 8 In August 2015 Air Bagan announced that it suspended all flights All flights were then operated by its code sharing partner Asian Wings which is also owned by the Htoo Trading Co Ltd The airline ceased operations again and handed back its licence to the authorities in August 2018 2 Destinations edit nbsp Air Bagan ATR 72 212 at Sittwe Airport nbsp A now retired Air Bagan Airbus A310 200 nbsp A now retired Air Bagan Fokker 100 Air Bagan served the following destinations 9 Myanmar Ayeyarwady Region Pathein Pathein Airport Kachin State Myitkyina Myitkyina Airport Putao Putao Airport Mandalay Region Bagan Nyaung U Airport Mandalay Mandalay International Airport Base Naypyidaw Naypyidaw International Airport Rakhine State Sittwe Sittwe Airport Thandwe Thandwe Airport Sagaing Region Kalaymyo Kalaymyo Airport Shan State Heho Heho Airport Kengtung Kengtung Airport Lashio Lashio Airport Tachileik Tachilek Airport Tanintharyi Region Dawei Dawei Airport Kawthaung Kawthaung Airport Yangon Region Yangon Yangon International Airport Thailand Chiang Mai Chiang Mai International AirportFleet editAs of 17 November 2021 Air Bagan s fleet included the following aircraft 10 Air Bagan fleet Aircraft In Fleet Orders Notes ATR 42 320 1 ATR 72 500 3 Total 4 Accidents and incidents editOn 19 February 2008 an Air Bagan ATR 72 overran the runway at Putao Airport injuring two people 11 On 25 December 2012 Air Bagan Flight 11 a Fokker 100 registered XY AGC crash landed near Heho Airport killing one on board one on the ground and injuring eleven 12 Among the injured was the well known meditation teacher Allan Lokos who was severely burned during his escape from the crashed aircraft 13 See also editList of defunct airlines of MyanmarReferences edit IATA Airline and Airport Code Search iata org Retrieved 3 May 2015 a b c aerotelegraph com Airlines dying in Burma 9 August 2018 a b Shutao Song 15 May 2007 Burma private airline launches first international Xinhua Online Archived from the original on 26 July 2009 Contact Us Archived 3 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine Air Bagan Retrieved on 10 October 2009 a b Directory World Airlines Flight International 27 March 2007 p 53 Myanmar s Air Bagan launches S pore service AsiaOne Travel 7 September 2007 Archived from the original on 27 September 2007 Retrieved 7 September 2007 SDN List by Country treasury gov Retrieved 25 May 2023 Nargis Cyclone Air Bagan s Humanitarian Work Archived from the original on 13 October 2008 Retrieved 2 November 2008 Air Bagan International and Domestic Route Map Archived from the original on 8 September 2009 Retrieved 21 August 2009 About Us Air Bagan www airbagan com KNG 20 February 2008 Air Bagan s ATR aircraft crashes in Putao no casualties Burma Campaign Australia Archived from the original on 3 April 2012 Retrieved 10 June 2013 Airliner makes emergency landing on Myanmar road AP Retrieved 25 December 2012 Allan Lokos Through the Flames Overcoming Disaster Through Compassion Patience and Determination TarcherPerigee 2015 External links edit nbsp Media related to Air Bagan at Wikimedia Commons Official website in English Photos by Airliners net Portal nbsp Aviation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Air Bagan amp oldid 1165797307, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
