V Air


V Air was a Taiwanese low-cost airline based in Taipei. 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.

History

On, V Air announced that its corporate identity would be the Formosan black bear. The airline commenced services on with its maiden flight from Taipei to Bangkok, Thailand. On 7 January 2015, a second route, to Chiang Mai, Thailand, was launched. On 10 April 2015, V air opened its third scheduled flight route to Macau. 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. Its aircraft were in an all-economy seating layout with a seat pitch of.
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 a month later.

Destinations

As of September 2016, V Air served the following scheduled and charter destinations:
CityCountryAirportNotes
BangkokThailandDon Mueang International Airport
BusanSouth KoreaGimhae International Airport
Chiang MaiThailandChiang Mai International Airport
FukuokaJapanFukuoka Airport
ManilaPhilippinesNinoy Aquino International Airport
OmitamaJapanIbaraki Airport
NagoyaJapanChūbu Centrair International Airport
NahaJapanNaha Airport
OsakaJapanKansai International Airport
Siem ReapCambodiaSiem Reap International AirportCharter
TaipeiTaiwanTaoyuan International AirportHub
TokyoJapanHaneda Airport

Fleet

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