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Airline Phone Numbers for Asia - Telephone Numbers for Airlines in Asia

Phone numbers for airlines, big and small, in Asia.

Aero Mongolia

This small airline flies to a few different destinations within Mongolia and Northern China.

Air Astana

Air Astana is the flagship carrier of Kazakhstan and flies both domestic and international routes. Their website is often down.

Air Bagan

This is an airline that serves domestic routes within Burma.

Air China

Air China flies to dozens of cities within China.

Air India

Air India was once known as Tata Airlines.

Air Macau

Macau has its own airline that flies principally to Chinese cities and also to Bangkok, Thailand, and Korea.

Air Mandalay

Air Mandalay is based in Myanmar (also has been known as Burma).

Air Pacific

Air Pacific is Fiji's international airline.

ANA

ANA - All Nippon Airways is a Japanese airline with lots of domestic and international flight destinations.

Asiana Airlines

Asiana Airlines flies to over 50 cities in 17 countries.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines

This airline is the national flag carrier of Bangladesh.

Buddha Air

Flies within Nepal.

Cathay Pacific

Cathay Pacific is consistently a top ranked airline both in passenger and travel industry surveys. Its main focus is international travel.

China Airlines

China Airlines is not based in mainland China but rather on Taiwan.

China Eastern Airlines

China's domestic flight market is opening up, and this airline is part of the trend. You can get information courtesy of China Eastern Airlines London Office who have established a site in English.

China Southern Airlines

China Southern Airlines serves several domestic and international destinations, reflecting the opening Chinese air travel industry.

Cosmic Air

Flies within Nepal and to India.

Dragonair

Based in Hong Kong, ""The Beauty of Flying" is the new brand image of Dragonair."

Druk Air

DRUK AIR (Royal Bhutan Airlines) is the national carrier of Bhutan.

Eva Air

Based in Taiwan, Eva Air flies to several international destinations.

Garuda Indonesia

Beyond its domestic routes within Indonesia, Garuda flies to Bangkok, Beijing, Hong Kong, Ho Chi Minh City, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul, Singapore, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka and many other parts of the world.

Hainan Airlines

"HNA has established Haikou, Beijing, Ningbo, Sanya, Xi’an, Taiyuan, Tianjin and Urumchi as its aviation bases, and Guangzhou, Changsha as its operational situations since 1993."

Indian Airlines

This state-owned airline flies to 76 destinations including 18 overseas destinations.

Island Aviation

This small airline flies between the islands of the Maldives.

JAL Japan Airlines

JAL is the main competitor of ANA - All Nippon Airlines.

Jet Airways

Jet Airways is an Indian airline that flies to over 40 destinations within India, and internationally.

Kazair West

This small airline serves Kazakhstan.

Korean Air

Korean Air states that it has more U.S. destinations than any other Asian airline.

Lao Airlines

Based in Laos, the website also includes links about tourism in this Southeast Asian country.

Malaysia Airlines

Malaysia Airlines is well ranked for customer service.

Mandarin Airlines

"Mandarin Airlines mainly operates direct flights from Taipei to Canada's Vancouver, Australia's Sydney and Brisbane."

Merpati Airlines

This Indonesian airline flies to over a dozen Indonesian cities.

Mongolian Airlines

MIAT flies to destinations in China, Russia, Korea, Japan, and Germany.

Myanmar International Airlines

Flies to several international destinations out of Yangon.

Pakistan International Airlines

The national carrier of Pakistan travels to several international destinations.

Philippine Airlines

Philippine Airlines flies to several points within the Philippines, Australia, Asia, and the West Coast of North America.

Polynesian Airlines of Samoa

Polynesian Airlines of Samoa is the airline of Samoa that flies to/from countries such as Australia, New Zealand, and the United States.

President Airlines

This Cambodian airline made its debut in 1997.

Royal Brunei Airlines

This is the airline of the small island Kingdom of Brunei.

Royal Khmer Airlines

This airline, based in Cambodia, flies to several Asian nations.

Royal Nepal Airlines

Based in Nepal, has flights to Kathmandu from Bangkok, Delhi, Dubai, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Mumbai, Osaka, Singapore and Shanghai.

S7 Airlines

Based in Russia, this airline flies within Russia and to several countries including Bulgaria, China, Germany, and Turkey.

Shanghai Airlines

"Shanghai Airlines has inaugurated over 130 domestic routes and set up Business Offices in 18 cities."

Singapore Airlines

Singapore may be a small nation, but its airline carries more passengers per year than the actual population of Singapore.

Sri Lankan Airlines

Colombo is the hub of Sri Lankan Airlines.

Sun Air Fiji

Sun Air Fiji flies throughout the Fiji Islands and has a restrictive baggage allowance limit of 15kg.

Tajikistan Airlines

Tajikistan Airlines flies to several cities around the world.

Thai Airways

Thai Airways has flight attendants who don traditional Thai wear, and also wear traditional flight attendant uniforms at different points during the flight experience.

The A380 Debuts with Singapore Airlines

Singapore Airlines is the first airline scheduled to fly the Airbus A380. This new class of super-sized aircraft is set to hit the skies sometime in October. With the A380, it is so large that only a few runways in the world are truly capable of handling it. The testing is complete, and now the first of the A380 line is just about set to jet.

Transaero Airlines

Transaero is based in Russia and travels to several cities within Russia, in Europe, Asia, and Canada.

Turkmenistan Airlines

Turkmenistan Airlines doesn't have an official website, but the Embassy provides all the necessary contacts.

Uzbekistan Airways

Uzbekistan Airways also sets up sightseeing tours from its tourism link on the main page.

Vietnam Airlines

Vietnam Airlines flies to lots of international destinations in Asia, Australia, North America, and Europe.

Yangon Airways

"In Myanmar, elephants are important to us for their strong and loyal service... The spirit of the Flying Royal White Elephant is our symbol to bring loyal and faithful service to the Golden Skies of Myanmar."
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