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Laos
Index
Lao Aviation, the national airline, services domestic
and
foreign points from Wattai Airport, the primary airport,
located
outside Vientiane. Domestic air service was already
somewhat well
developed prior to the beginning of the Indochina War
years and
limited international service from the 1950s. Lao Aviation
has
domestic flights to provincial capitals including
Louangphrabang,
Louang Namtha, Pakxé, Saravan, and Xiangkhoang.
Improvements in
civil air service are encouraged by the government as a
way to
boost tourism and commercial appeal. New airports and
renovations--
primarily expansion projects, so as to have the capability
to
handle larger aircraft--are planned for Khamkeut, Louang
Namtha,
Louangphrabang, Oudômxai, and Phôngsali, but as of
mid-1993, work
had not begun. International service is provided to Hanoi,
Bangkok,
Saigon, Phnom Penh, and Kunming and Guangzhou in China.
Flights to
Burma, Chiang Mai (Thailand), Hong Kong, Singapore, and
Taipei are
in the planning stages. Lao Aviation has formed a joint
venture
with firms from Australia, Thailand, and the United States
to
increase and upgrade its international flights.
Data as of July 1994
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