V Air

V Air (Chinese: 威航; pinyin: Wēi Háng) was a Taiwanese low-cost airline based in Taipei active from 2014 through 2016. It was a franchise subsidiary of TransAsia Airways serving flights to Japan, South Korea, Thailand and Cambodia from its base at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport.[1]

V Air
威航
IATA ICAO Callsign
ZV VAX VANTAGE
Founded20 January 2014
Commenced operations17 December 2014
Ceased operations1 October 2016
HubsTaoyuan International Airport
Parent companyTransAsia Airways (100%)
HeadquartersDatong District, Taipei, Taiwan
Key peopleVincent M. Lin (Chairman)
Eleni Lung (CEO)
Bernard Hsu (CCO)
Michael Coltman (COO)

History

On 24 March 2014, V Air announced that its corporate identity would be the Formosan black bear. The airline commenced services on 17 December 2014 with its maiden flight from Taipei to Bangkok, Thailand.[2] On 7 January 2015, a second route, to Chiang Mai, Thailand, was launched.[3] On 10 April 2015, V air opened its third scheduled flight route to Macau.[4] The airline also flew from Taipei to Manila, Philippines, but the service was soon discontinued due to strong competition on the Taipei - Manila sector. V Air offered Taiwanese cuisine and beverage for sale on its flights.[5] Its aircraft were in an all-economy seating layout with a seat pitch of 32 inches (81 cm).

Citing harsh competition and a revamped business model, V Air announced in August 2016 that it would cease all operations on 1 October 2016 and be folded back to its parent company TransAsia Airways, which itself declared bankruptcy 1 month later.[6]

Destinations

As of September 2016, V Air served the following scheduled and charter destinations:[7]

City Country Airport Notes
BangkokThailandDon Mueang International Airport
BusanSouth KoreaGimhae International Airport[8]
Chiang MaiThailandChiang Mai International Airport
FukuokaJapanFukuoka Airport[9]
ManilaPhilippinesNinoy Aquino International Airport
OmitamaJapanIbaraki Airport[10]
NagoyaJapanChūbu Centrair International Airport[11]
NahaJapanNaha Airport[12]
OsakaJapanKansai International Airport[9]
Siem ReapCambodiaSiem Reap International AirportCharter
TaipeiTaiwanTaoyuan International AirportHub
TokyoJapanHaneda Airport[13]

Fleet
V Air Airbus A321-200

At the time the airline ceased operations, the V Air fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[14]

V Air Fleet
Aircraft In Service Passengers Notes
Airbus A320-200 2 180
Airbus A321-200 2 194
Total 4

References
  1. "'V Air' selected as Transasia's new low-cost airline name". Radio Taiwan International. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  2. "Taiwan's V Air lifts off with Thai flights". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  3. "Taiwan's V Air Launched". Airliner World: 17. March 2015.
  4. Lee, Hsin-Yin (11 April 2016). "V Air's maiden flight to Macau sees satisfactory ridership". Central News Agency. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  5. "V Air in-flight services". V-air. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  6. Chen, Ted (10 August 2016). "TransAsia to absorb subsidiary V Air". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  7. flyvair.com - Route Map retrieved 15 September 2016
  8. "V Air to Start Taipei - Busan Service from late-August 2015". Airlineroute.net. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  9. "V Air Plans Osaka / Fukuoka Service from Jan 2016". Airlineroute.net. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  10. Vエアの国際定期便（茨城－台北線）就航について (in Japanese). 2015-01-22.
  11. "V Air to Start Taipei - Nagoya Service from Dec 2015". Airlineroute.net. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  12. "V Air to Start Taipei – Okinawa Service from July 2016". airlineroute. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  13. "V Air Adds New Tokyo Routes from March 2016". airlineroute. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  14. "V Air Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.

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