Lao Airlines
Lao Airlines State Enterprise (Lao: ?????????????????????) is the flag carrier of Laos, headquartered in Vientiane. It operates domestic and international services to countries such as Cambodia, China, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam. Its main operating base is Wattay International Airport in Vientiane. It is owned by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport.
Key facts
History
In September 1976, the company was formed from the merger of two existing airlines, Royal Air Lao and Lao Air Lines. The company became Lao Aviation in 1979. It operated a fleet of western aircraft and helicopters until re-equiping with Soviet and Chinese aircraft in the 1980s.
The airline began upgrading to ATR turboprop aircraft in the mid-1990s, and subsequently to the Airbus A320. The A320s are the first jet aircraft to be purchased by Lao Airlines and feature a two-class layout seating 126 passengers in the main cabin and 16 in Business Class, and they are powered by CFM International CFM56 engines.
In May 2025, Lao Airlines became the second airline outside China (after TransNusa of Indonesia) to commence commercial flights with the Comac C909.
Its airports
Its main hubs
Other airports in its network
Route network according to OpenFlights (open route database). It may not reflect recent schedule changes.
Data from Wikidata (CC0) · summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Cite
To cite this page in academic work, an article or Wikipedia, choose the style and copy the reference. The access date is today.
This page was last updated on September 26, 2026
APA
Vuelopedia. (2026, September 26). Lao Airlines. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airline/lao-airlines
MLA
“Lao Airlines.” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 26 Sept. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airline/lao-airlines. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.
Chicago
Vuelopedia. “Lao Airlines.” Fundación Poderia. Last modified September 26, 2026. https://vuelopedia.org/en/airline/lao-airlines.
Harvard
Vuelopedia (2026) Lao Airlines. Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/airline/lao-airlines (Accessed: 17 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{vuelopedia_en_airline_lao_airlines,
author = {{Vuelopedia}},
title = {{Lao Airlines}},
publisher = {Fundación Poderia},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-09-26},
url = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airline/lao-airlines},
howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airline/lao-airlines}},
urldate = {2026-10-17},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-17}
}Wikipedia
{{cite web |url=https://vuelopedia.org/en/airline/lao-airlines |title=Lao Airlines |website=Vuelopedia |publisher=Fundación Poderia |date=2026-09-26 |access-date=2026-10-17 |language=en}}Types it operates · 11 aircraft · 2 models
Pick a model to see its aircraft.
