FMI Air Charter, a subsidiary of First Myanmar Investment (FMI), will begin offering three flights a day between Yangon and Nay Pyi Taw from September 9.
The service will be operated using two aircraft – a 44-seat ATR 42 and a 16-seat Beech 1900D – leased from state-run Myanma Airways, and will depart at 07.00, 11.30 and 16.00.
FMI Air Charter’s marketing director, U Soe Thiha Hlaing, said the new connection would fill a gap in the market as established airlines currently offer only irregular flights to the capital.
“In view of the expanding economy and increasing governmental and commercial traffic to Nay Pyi Taw, we feel that this is an opportune time to introduce this air service,” he said.
“We are working together with Myanma Airways because it helped us by providing technicians and skilled staff. Our company only focuses on operational matters such as services.”
U Soe Thiha Hlaing added that the company was planning to expand its charter services to other domestic destinations in the “near future”.
