Royal Air Lao

Royal Air Lao was the national air carrier of the Kingdom of Laos that operated from 1962 to until the Communist takeover of the country in 1975.

Royal Air Lao

IATA ICAO Call sign LS / RY LAO LAO
Founded	1962
Ceased operations	1976
Destinations	See destinations
Parent company	Royal Lao Government
Headquarters	Vientiane, Laos

Royal Air Lao Sud Aviation Caravelle III (XW-PNH) at Hong Kong's Kai Tak Airport in 1974

Royal Air Lao Douglas C-54A-10-DC Skymaster in 1975

Royal Air Lao Vickers Viscount in 1968

History

The company was founded in 1962.^[1] In September 1976 the Civil Aviation Company was formed from the merger of Royal Air Lao and Lao Air Lines.^[2] Today the successor is Lao Airlines.

Destinations

• British Hong Kong
  • Hong Kong – Kai Tak Airport

• Cambodia
  • Phnom Penh – Pochentong Airport

• China
  • Canton – Canton International Airport

• Kingdom of Laos
  • Attapeu - Attapeu airport
  • Huay Xai – Huay Xay Airport
  • Luang Prabang – Luang Prabang International Airport
  • Pakxe – Pakxe Airport
  • Thakhek – Thakhek Airport
  • Sayaboury – Sayaboury Airport
  • Savannakhet – Savannakhet Airport
  • Vientiane – Vientiane Airport (Hub)

• Malaysia
  • Kuala Lumpur – Subang Airport

• Vietnam
  • Hanoi – Hanoi International Airport
  • Saigon – Tan Son Nhat Air Base

• Thailand
  • Bangkok – Bangkok International Airport
  • Chieng Mai – Chieng Mai International Airport^[3]

Fleet

Aircraft that were in service were:

• Douglas C-47 Skytrain
• Lockheed L-188 Electra
• Boeing 307 Stratoliner
• Sud Aviation Caravelle III (XW-PNH)
• Curtiss C-46 Commando
• Douglas DC-3
• Douglas C-54A-10-DC Skymaster
• Vickers Viscount
• Convair 440

Codeshare partners

Royal Air Lao codeshared with the following airlines:

• Air France

See also

• Laos portal
• Aviation portal

• Air Vietnam
• Royal Air Cambodge