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9Q
  
PBA

Ceased operations
  
2009

Frequent-flyer program
  
Saen Sabai

Headquarters
  
Bangkok, Thailand

Fleet size
  
2

PBA
  
PEEBEE AIR

Hubs
  
Suvarnabhumi Airport

Alliance
  
none

Founded
  
1990

Hub
  
Suvarnabhumi Airport

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PBair was an airline with its head office in the UBC II Building in Vadhana, Bangkok, Thailand. It operated scheduled domestic and international services. Its main base was Suvarnabhumi Airport.

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The airline was founded in 1990 by Piya Bhirom Bhakdi, the president of the Boon Rawd Brewery, the largest in Thailand. It was originally used for flights for brewery staff only. In 1995, it received a license to offer charter flights and started operations in 1997. In February 1999, it started scheduled flights, in alliance with Thai Airways International and Air Andaman. In November 2009 all flights were suspended until further notice. In December 2009 the owner announced that the airline was to be closed for good, and would not restart operations because of huge losses. The closure was registered with the authorities on 21 December 2009.

Destinations

PBair operated the following services:

  • Domestic scheduled destinations: Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi Airport), Buriram, Lampang, Nakhon Phanom, Nan, Roi Et, Sakon Nakhon, Mae Sot, Mae Hong Son (2006-2007).
  • International scheduled destination: Da Nang, Vietnam (2007-2009).
  • International charter destination: Seoul, South Korea.

    • Fleet

    In May 2009 the PBair fleet consisted of the following aircraft:

  • 2 ATR-72-500 leased from Bangkok Airways

    • Previously operated

  • 1 Dornier 328
  • 3 Fokker F28
  • 1 Boeing 767-300
  • 2 Embraer ERJ 145 LR

    • References

    PBair Wikipedia
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