Myanmar’s Department of Civil Aviation says four new
airlines are poised to launch services.
Local news reports quoted the department identifying the
four new airlines as Yadanabon, Saga, Apex and FMI.
“Yadanabon and Saga will base their headquarters in Mandalay
and the rest will based in Nay Pyi Taw, the capital of Myanmar,” the department
reported.
They are all said to be owned by Myanmar nationals and FMI
is already operating a Yangon-Nay Pyi Taw flight with aircraft leased from
Myanmar Airways as it still does not have its own aircraft.
The DCA official added: “The four new airlines have
submitted their applications for permission to do the business to the
department.”
The companies established their home bases in Mandalay and
Nay Pyi Taw because the department is now restricting the number of airlines
that can operate out of Yangon International Airport (YIA), which is the main
gateway to the country. They can still serve Yangon, but their fleets must be
stationed at the home bases outside the capital.
Yangon International Airport’s general manager, Win Ko, said
most of the airlines like to be based in Yangon. But overnight parking area is
already full with aircraft from several airlines.
“Yangon International Airport has very little space left and
the airport is now very busy at morning and evening peak hours.”
Currently, the country has seven local airlines registered.
They are: Air Bagan; Golden Myanmar Airlines; Myanmar Airways International;
Yangon Airways; Asian Wings; Air KBZ; and Air Mandalay.
MAI operates flights from Mandalay and Yangon to Bangkok,
Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Gaya, Siem Reap, Phnom Penh and Guangzhou. It also has
serves Bangkok and Singapore.
Meanwhile, three new international airlines are planning to
fly direct to Myanmar starting in September this year.
Mr Win Ko said the new airlines are Thailand-based Nok Air
and Business Airlines and Singapore-based Tiger Airline.
“These airlines will fly direct to Myanmar and they have
submitted their plans to the Civil Aviation Department under the Ministry of
Transport.”
There are currently 22 international airlines flying to
Myanmar.
In the past, there were only 15, but new services have been
launched from Japan, Qatar, Taiwan, South Korea, Germany and Singapore.
ASEAN countries such as Brunei and Vietnam are also
discussing the introduction of direct flights to Myanmar.
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