PBair
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| IATA code : | 9Q |
| ICAO code : | PBA |
| Call sign : | PEEBEE AIR |
| Founding: | 1995 |
| Operation stopped: | 2009 |
| Seat: | Bangkok |
| Home airport : | Suvarnabhumi Airport |
| Frequent Flyer Program : | Sean S'BY Pass |
| Fleet size: | 2 |
| Aims: | National and international |
| PBair ceased operations in 2009. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. | |
PBair was a Thai airline that operated regional flights as well as international flights to Vietnam .
history
The airline was founded in 1995 by Piya Bhirom Bhakdi, chairman of Boon Rawd Brewery . First of all, it should only meet the executive's constant needs for air travel. In 1997 scheduled flights were started. Initially it was planned, e.g. B. to offer scheduled flights to Scandinavia with a Boeing 747 . Between 1995 and 2004, PBair mainly flew on national routes, serving mainly regional airports in codeshare with Thai Airways . The managing director of PBair was flight captain Jothin Pamon-Montri.
An international destination was also served in Vietnam for the first time since 2004/2005. Their motto was "The great little airline". The frequent flyer program was called the Sean S'BY Pass . There were no graduations according to miles flown in this program. Unusually, no plastic customer card was issued either.
In November 2009 the flight operations were stopped and on December 21, 2009 the liquidation was requested.
aims
The home airport was in Bangkok . The following goals were served from here:
From 2007 to 2009 was Da Nang Airport in Da Nang in Vietnam served as an international destination.
Former fleet
(Abstract)
- Fokker F28-4000 (HS-PBA)
- Boeing 767-38E (HS-PBH)
- 2 × ERJ 145 (HS-PBE and HS-PBF)
- 2 × ATR72-500 (dry lease from Bangkok Airways)
In the meantime (from 09/09 or 10/09) 2 × Saab 340 (Drylease from AeroCentury) were planned
See also
Web links
- PBair website
- www.planespotters.net Brief information (English)
- www.airfleets.net Fleet (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.pbair.com/en-TH/inside/fly9Q/?pageid=14000
- ↑ Bangkok Post of August 27, 2009: Lighter airplanes open new horizons for PB Air (in English)
