New Gen Airways Explained

Airline:New Gen Airways
บริษัท นิวเจน แอร์เวย์ส จำกัด
Iata:E3
Icao:VGO
Callsign:VIRGO
Founded:
(as Sabaidee Airways)
Ceased:[1]
Headquarters:Don Mueang, Bangkok, Thailand
Key People:Mr. 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.

History

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

Destinations

From BangkokDon Mueang International Airport (Primary Base)
From KrabiKrabi International Airport (Base)
From PhuketPhuket International Airport (Base)
From PattayaU-Tapao International Airport (Base)

Domestic Destinations

From Nakhon RatchasimaNakhon Ratchasima Airport (Base)

Former Destinations

Fleet

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

New Gen Airways fleet
AircraftIn ServiceOrdersPassengers
(Economy)
Notes
Boeing 737-4003168
Boeing 737-80082189One Leased to Lot Polish Airlines
Total 11

Notes and References

  1. https://allplane.tv/blog/2019/2/11/airline-bankruptcies-the-2019-list-is-open Airline bankruptcies, 2019 list is open
  2. News: "นิวเจน"ขอหยุดบินหลังสู้ไม่ไหวธุรกิจแข่งเดือด. Dailynews. Daily News (Thailand). Thai. 25 August 2019. 10 September 2019.
  3. Web site: Who We are . 2015-04-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160709092712/http://www.newgenairways.com/en/about/aboutus.php . 2016-07-09 . dead .
  4. Web site: タイのLCC、初の広島空港便 8月にチャーター便で . The Nikkei. Japanese. 21 June 2018. 5 July 2018.
  5. Web site: Flight Schedule July, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180706104331/https://www.ngairways.com/flightschedule . 2018-07-06.
  6. Web site: การบินโคราชแถลง! พร้อมเหินฟ้าไฟท์แรก 3 ธ.ค.นี้ เผยค่าตั๋วไม่เกิน 1,500 บาท. 8 October 2017.
  7. นิวเจนแอร์เวย์สฉลองก้าวสู่ปีที่ 5 เพิ่มฝูงบินใหม่ 2 ลำ สยายปีกเปิดเส้นทางบินใหม่ ดอนเมือง-ญี่ปุ่น. Thai. 5 July 2018. 5 July 2018.
  8. Web site: Our Fleet. ngairways.com. 5 July 2018.