V Air
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| Founded | 20 January 2014 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 17 December 2014 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 1 October 2016 | ||||||
| Hubs | Taoyuan International Airport | ||||||
| Parent company | TransAsia Airways (100%) | ||||||
| Headquarters | Datong District, Taipei, Taiwan | ||||||
| Key people | Vincent M. Lin (Chairman) Eleni Lung (CEO) Bernard Hsu (CCO) Michael Coltman (COO) |
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V Air (Chinese: 威航; pinyin: Wēi Háng) was a Taiwanese low-cost airline based in Taipei. It was a franchise subsidiary of TransAsia Airways serving flights to Japan, South Korea, Thailand and Cambodia from its base at Taoyuan International Airport.
On 24 March 2014, V Air announced that its corporate identity would be the Formosan black bear. The airline commenced services on 17 December 2014 with its maiden flight from Taipei to Bangkok, Thailand. On 7 January 2015, a second route, to Chiang Mai, Thailand, was launched. On 10 April 2015, V air opened its third scheduled flight route to Macau. V Air offered Taiwanese cuisine and beverage for sale on its flights. Its aircraft were in an all-economy seating layout with a seat pitch of 32 inches (81 cm).
V Air announced in August 2016 that it would cease all operations on 1 October 2016 and be folded back to its parent company TransAsia Airways, citing harsh competition and a revamped business model.
As of September 2016, V Air served the following scheduled and charter destinations:
At the time the airline ceased operations, the V Air fleet consisted of the following aircraft:
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