Russian airline eyes Laos as new regional air hub


The management and staff of the Ural Airlines at a ceremony held in Vientiane in October to mark the inaugural flight between Vladivostok and Vientiane.

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/Asia News Network): A Russian airline is eyeing Laos as a new potential regional hub - thanks to ongoing international developments, according to a top company official.

“Given the current international environment, Laos is now a new potential hub for the airline,” the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the RUSASIA, Roman A. Virich, said in Vientiane.

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