Kan Air

Kan Air
IATA ICAO Callsign
K8 KND KANNITHI AIR
Founded 2013
Hubs Chiang Mai International Airport
Fleet size 2
Destinations 9
Company slogan "Our Hearts only to Give"
Headquarters 100/519, Soi Kamphaeng Phet 6 soi 5 yaek 4, Chaeng Wattana Road, Thung Song Hong Subdistrict, Lak Si, Bangkok, Thailand
Key people Capt. Somphong Sooksanguan (President)
Mrs. Saychon Sibmong (CEO)
Website www.kanairlines.com

Kannithi Aviation Co. Ltd, operating as "Kan Air", is a small airline with its hub at Chiang Mai Airport. Kan Air operated charter and scheduled services in Thailand. As of September 2016 Kan Air flew nine routes.[1] Flights from Chiang Mai are to Mae Hong Son, Pai, Nan, Khon Kaen, Ubon Ratchathani, Phitsanulok, Hua Hin, Chiang Rai, and U-Tapao. All flights have since been suspended and the airline may or may not return to operations.

History

Kan Air, owned by Kannithi Aviation Company Limited, started operations on 24 September 2010. It was founded by Captain Somphong Sooksanguan as president and Mrs Saychon Sibmong as CEO. The authorized capital is 200,000,000 Thai baht. The company provides domestic passenger service and freight services on both domestic and international routes.

On 8 July 2015, the airline was forced to suspend five routes for lack of compliance with airline operating licenses.[2] The Kan Air suspension was lifted a few months later.[3]

On 21 April 2017, Kan Air suspended all remaining flights due to "technical difficulties" with their last operational aircraft, a Cessna Grand Caravan 208B.[4]

Destinations

Kan Airlines operated charter and scheduled flight services with Cessna Grand Caravan C208B, Beechcraft Premier I, and ATR 72-500:[5]

Domestic

From Chiang Mai – Chiang Mai International Airport (main hub)

Fleet

Kan Air ATR 72–500, Khon Kaen Airport, (December 2014)

As of November 2017, the Kan Air fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[6]

Kan Air Fleet
AircraftIn ServiceOrdersPassengersNote
ATR 72-500——66
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan1—12
Beechcraft Premier I1—6
Total 2

Services

Scheduled flights

With its base in Don Mueang, Kan Air operated daily and weekly scheduled service to destinations in northern, northeastern, and central Thailand.

Charter flights

With its base at Don Muang International Airport, Kan Air provided a more direct route to a desired location than a commercial flight. Chartering a private jet allows passengers to fly on their schedule, fly to smaller airfields closer to their final destination, and avoid the queues and chaos of major airport terminals.

Medical evacuation service

Kan Air signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with National Institute of Emergency Medicine to transport critically ill patients.

References

  1. ↑ "Flight Schedules 27 Mar-29 Oct 2016" (PDF). Kan Air. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  2. ↑ Kositchotetana, Boonsong (2015-07-08). "Kan Air grounded on eight domestic routes". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Thailand's Kan Air resumes scheduled ATR72 operations". ch-aviation.
  4. ↑ "Thailand's Kan Air suspends ops due to grounded fleet". ch-aviation.
  5. ↑ "Flight Schedules". kanairlines.com. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "Our Fleet". kanairlines.com. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
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