New Gen Airways

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New Gen Airways
บริษัท นิวเจน แอร์เวย์ส จำกัด
IATA ICAO Callsign
E3 VGO VIRGO
FoundedJuly 2012 (2012-07)
(as Sabaidee Airways)
Ceased operationsOctober 2019 (2019-10)[1]
Operating bases
HeadquartersDon Mueang, Bangkok, Thailand
Key peopleMr. Jarurnpong Sornprasit (CEO)

New Gen Airways, legally NewGen Airways Company Limited (Thai: บริษัท นิวเจน แอร์เวย์ส จำกัด) (formerly Sabaidee Airways Company Limited (Thai: บริษัท สบายดีแอร์เวย์ส จำกัด)), was an airline of Thailand that concentrated on flights from Thailand to China. It operated both scheduled- and non-scheduled (charter) services from 6 main Thailand bases, Bangkok's Don Mueang International Airport, U-Tapao International Airport, Krabi International Airport, Phuket International Airport, Surat Thani International Airport and Nakhon Ratchasima Airport in the southern cities of Krabi, Phuket and Surat Thani, to a total of 30 destinations in China.

In August 2019, New Gen Airways suspended all flight operations.[2] In October of the same year, the airline forfeited its whole fleet, thus ceasing all operations.[1]

History[edit]

The airline received an air operator's certificate in January 2014.[3]

Destinations[edit]

New Gen Airways Boeing 737-800 at Don Mueang International Airport.
New Gen Airways Boeing 737-400, Don Mueang International Airport.
From BangkokDon Mueang International Airport (Primary Base)
From Chiang MaiChiang Mai International Airport
From KrabiKrabi International Airport (Base)
From PhuketPhuket International Airport (Base)
From PattayaU-Tapao International Airport (Base)

Domestic Destinations[edit]

From Nakhon RatchasimaNakhon Ratchasima Airport (Base)

Former Destinations[edit]

Fleet[edit]

During its seven-year existence, New Gen Airways had operated the following aircraft[7][8]

New Gen Airways fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers
(Economy)
Notes
Boeing 737-400 3 168
Boeing 737-800 8 2[7] 189 One Leased to Lot Polish Airlines
Total 11

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Airline bankruptcies, 2019 list is open
  2. ^ ""นิวเจน"ขอหยุดบินหลังสู้ไม่ไหวธุรกิจแข่งเดือด". Dailynews (in Thai). Daily News (Thailand). 25 August 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Who We are". Archived from the original on 2016-07-09. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  4. ^ "タイのLCC、初の広島空港便 8月にチャーター便で". The Nikkei (in Japanese). 21 June 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Flight Schedule July, 2018". Archived from the original on 2018-07-06.
  6. ^ a b "การบินโคราชแถลง! พร้อมเหินฟ้าไฟท์แรก 3 ธ.ค.นี้ เผยค่าตั๋วไม่เกิน 1,500 บาท". 8 October 2017.
  7. ^ a b "นิวเจนแอร์เวย์สฉลองก้าวสู่ปีที่ 5 เพิ่มฝูงบินใหม่ 2 ลำ สยายปีกเปิดเส้นทางบินใหม่ ดอนเมือง-ญี่ปุ่น" (Press release) (in Thai). 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Our Fleet". ngairways.com. Retrieved 5 July 2018.

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