Test flights take place at Laos' Bokeo International Airport


The passenger terminal under construction at Bokeo International Airport. - VT

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/Asia News Network): The first test flights at Bokeo International Airport took place recently, involving planes flown by Lao Airlines and Lao Skyway, with the upgraded airport expected to open next year.

The tests comprised take-offs and landings, and trial runs of the communication system and airport facilities.

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