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.