Airlines to operate flights at Yangon's new terminal
YANGON - AirAsia and Vietnam Airlines have announced that their flights to and from Yangon are operated at the new terminal T1 of Yangon International Airport since June 28.
In a statement, AirAsia said that passengers who are travelling on all flights operated by Malaysia AirAsia (flight code AK) and Thai AirAsia (flight code FD) are advised to check-in at Terminal 1, which is within walking distance from the old terminal.
The new terminal T1 was put into use on March 12, to improve the quality of services at Yangon International Airport, a main gateway to Myanmar.
Malaysia AirAsia operates two routes from Kuala Lumpur and Penang into Yangon, while Thai AirAsia operates one route from Bangkok into Yangon with a total of 45 weekly flights.
Vietnam Airlines is conducting 10 flights per week between the two countries, including five between Hanoi and Yangon and five between Ho Chi Minh City and Yangon.
Aviation treaty with Netherlands
Myanmar and the Netherlands on Monday signed the Air Services Agreement that would allow airlines in the two countries to operate seven weekly services.
The agreement was signed by Kyaw Myo, deputy minister for transport and communications, and Karel Hartogh, ambassador of the Netherlands to Myanmar. Attending the signing ceremony were representatives from Myanmar National Airlines, Myanmar Airways International, Golden Myanmar Airlines and Royal Dutch KLM.
The aviation agreement between Myanmar and the Netherlands was originally signed in 1951 and was revised in 1977. This is the third time the agreement has been revised to accommodate current trends.
“Airlines from both countries can fly seven times per week now. At present, there is no direct flight between the two countries yet,” said the deputy minister.
Some countries that have agreements with Myanmar revised their agreements after 2010. Many of the revised agreements replaced the phrase “single destination” “multiple destinations”.
Myanmar has aviation agreements with about 50 countries, including EU countries, the US and Israel, in addition to neighbouring countries. Myanmar’s earliest aviation agreement was signed with the US in 1949.
