Lao Airline reduces air flight

KPL) Lao Airline decided to reduce international and domestic flight due to a decreasing number of passengers.
Head of Trade Division of Lao Airline Mr Lada Sounthone, said that Lao Airline this year faced a high pressure from the global financial crisis and now the spread of swine influenza epidemic (H1N1) leading to the number of passengers have sharply decreased.
Last year, more than 361,000 passengers flew with the Lao Airline if compared to 2007 it increased by 7 percent.
The figure proved the increment of passengers considered low amount if compared to the target plan, said Mr Lada.
He said that Lao economy also could not reach the goal leading to the Lao Airline’s passenger disappeared.
Normally, there are many international and local arrivals come to use Lao Airline’s service during high season starting from the beginning of the year to the Lao New years but this year less number of passengers, he said.
There was only four routes from Vientaine capital - Luang Prabang a day during the Lao New Year, he said.
Every Lao New Year, the Lao Airline had at least 10 routes per day, he said.
It showed that the passengers are getting downward, he said.
He added that the most worry thing at the present is the spread of the new swine flu (H1N1), which has made the tourists are scared.