Transport infrastructure and facilities
Airports and air travel
Lao Airlines to fly to Changsha
LUANG PRABANG, 18 October 2018: Lao Airline is introducing a scheduled flight that will wing in Chinese tourists from Changsha to this World Heritage town. Due to start 31 October, the weekly flight is scheduled every Wednesday, but is not bookable on the airline’s website.More ...
Don Ross
Air safety committee meets to strengthen civil aviation
The National Committee for Civil Aviation Safety met in Vientiane yesterday to discuss ways of strengthening safety for the nation’s domestic and international air travellers.More ...
Times Reporters
New passenger terminal opens at Wattay Airport
The expansion of the Wattay International Airport passenger terminal, supported by the government of Japan, is now complete after 32 months of construction. A handover ceremony for the new terminal took place at Wattay International Airport yesterdayMore ...
Times Reporters
Xamneua airport 40 percent complete
A new airport under construction in Xamneua district, Huaphan province, is now 40 percent complete, with the contractor now focusing on the main building work.More ...
Times Reporters
Airport upgrade in Xieng Khuang attracts interest of Chinese firm
A Chinese survey company is keen to upgrade the airport in Xieng Khuang province with the aim of developing it as a hub for a regional air transport service, a provincial leader said on Thursday. The development of the airfield is key to catering to ...
Vientiane Times
Growth projections push Bolaven Plateu airport feasibility study
A Chinese firm is carrying out a feasibility study for the development of a new township on the Bolaven Plateau in southern Laos to support a number of mega projects. The company is interested in constructing an international airport, a modern town, natural tourism sites ...
Somsack Pongkhao
Nation’s aviation sector requires greater transparency, Assembly hears
National Assembly (NA) members have proposed for the circumstances around the business of the national civil aviation to be opened for the Assembly through the enforcement of the Law on Civil Aviation. National Committee on civil aviation security, drone management were also among the top ...
Somxay Sengdara