This is a list of defunct airlines of Asia.
Main article: List of defunct airlines of Afghanistan |
Main article: List of defunct airlines of Armenia |
Main article: List of defunct airlines of Azerbaijan |
Defunct airlines of Bahrain include:[1][2]
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations |
Ceased operations |
Notes |
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Bahrain Air | ![]() |
BN | BNB | BAHRAIN AIR | 2008 | 2013 | |
Gulf Aviation | ![]() |
1950 | 1973 | to Gulf Air on 1 January 1974 | |||
Gulf Traveller | ![]() |
GF | GFA | GULF AIR | 2003 | 2007 | |
Swiftair Bahrain | ![]() |
SFL | 2008 | 2012 |
Main article: List of defunct airlines of Bangladesh |
Defunct airlines of Brunei include:[1][2]
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations |
Ceased operations |
Notes |
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Borneo Airways | BI | RBA | BRUNEI | 1997 | 1999 | Formed by Royal Brunei Airlines | |
RB Link | BI | RBA | BRUNEI | 2019 | 2020 | Formed by Royal Brunei Airlines | |
Transcorp | 1985 | 1985 | [3] |
Main article: List of defunct airlines of Cambodia |
Main article: List of defunct airlines of China |
Main article: List of defunct airlines of Hong Kong |
Defunct airlines of Macau include:[1][2]
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations |
Ceased operations |
Notes |
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East Asia Helicopters | Renamed Sky Shuttle | ||||||
Heli-Express | 1997 | 2008 | Renamed Sky Shuttle | ||||
Macau Asia Express | 2006 | 2008 | Failed project | ||||
Metis TransPacific Airlines | 2006 | 2007 | Not launched | ||||
Viva Macau | ![]() |
ZG | VVM | JACKPOT | 2005 | 2010 |
Defunct airlines of Manchukuo include:
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations |
Ceased operations |
Notes |
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Manchuria Aviation Company | RH | 1931 | 1945 |
Defunct airlines of East Timor include:[1][2]
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations |
Ceased operations |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Timor Air | BF | ETA | 2011 | 2012 | |||
Transportes Aéreos de Timor | ![]() |
1939 | 1975 | Operated in the former Portuguese Timor |
Main article: List of defunct airlines of Georgia |
Main article: List of defunct airlines of India |
Main article: List of defunct airlines of Indonesia |
Main article: List of defunct airlines of Iran |
Main article: List of defunct airlines of Iraq |
Main article: List of defunct airlines of Israel |
Main article: List of defunct airlines of Japan |
Main article: List of defunct airlines of Jordan |
Main article: List of defunct airlines of Kazakhstan |
Defunct airlines of North Korea include:[1][2]
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations |
Ceased operations |
Notes |
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Civil Aviation Administration of Korea (CAAK) | KB;JS | KCA | 1955 | 1992 | Rebranded as Air Koryo | ||
SOKAO | KB;JS | KCA | UKAMPS | 1950 | 1954 | Rebranded as CAAK |
Main article: List of defunct airlines of South Korea |
Defunct airlines of Kuwait include:[1][2]
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations |
Ceased operations |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kuwait National Airways | ![]() |
1953 | 1957 | Renamed/merged to Kuwait Airways | |||
Trans Arabia Airways | TAAK | 1955 | 1964 | ||||
Wataniya Airways | ![]() |
Q9 | WAN | WATANIYA | 2005 | 2018 |
Main article: List of defunct airlines of Kyrgyzstan |
Main article: List of defunct airlines of Laos |
Main article: List of defunct airlines of Lebanon |
Main article: List of defunct airlines of Malaysia |
Main article: List of defunct airlines of the Maldives |
Defunct airlines of Mongolia include:[1][2]
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations |
Ceased operations |
Notes |
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Chinggis Airways | CW | CHS | 2011 | 2012 | Formed by BAZ International, Mongolia. Expected to start in March 2012. | ||
Eastern Airlines | ERN | 1997 | 2000 | ||||
Hangard Airlines | OM | HGD | HANGARD | 1993 | 2001 | ||
Mongolian Airlines Group | MR | MML | 2011 | 2013 | Rebranded as Hunnu Air. Formed by Bodi Group. Started services on 2 December 2011. Renamed in April 2013 to Hunnu Air to avoid confusion with MIAT Mongolian Airlines. | ||
Khangarid | 2004 | 2005 | |||||
Air Cargo Mongolia | MGC | - | MONGOLIA CARGO | 2013 | 2013 |
Main article: List of defunct airlines of Myanmar |
Main article: List of defunct airlines of Nepal |
Main article: List of defunct airlines of Pakistan |
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations |
Ceased operations |
Notes |
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Palestinian Airlines | ![]() |
PF | PNW | PALESTINIAN | 1995 | 2020 |
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Main article: List of defunct airlines of the Philippines |
Main article: List of defunct airlines of State of Qatar |
Main article: List of defunct airlines of Saudi Arabia |
Main article: List of defunct airlines of Singapore |
Main article: List of defunct airlines of Sri Lanka |
Defunct airlines of Syria include:[1][2]
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations |
Ceased operations |
Notes |
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Damascene Airways | ![]() |
DAS;TYL | 2006 | 2007 | |||
FlyDamas | 4J | FDK | 2014 | 2018 | Formed in 11/14. AOC granted on 19/2/15. Started services on 3/12/15. Ceased operations in 1/18. | ||
Orient Air | OVV | - | 2006 | 2007 | |||
Sham Wings Airlines | 6Q | SAW | 2007 | 2009 | Renamed/merged to Cham Wings Airlines | ||
Syrian Airways | 1946 | 1958 | Merged with Misrair to form United Arab Airlines. Syria's association with UAA ended in October 1961, when Syrian Arab Airways was established by the Syrian government in Damascus | ||||
Syrian Arab Air Lines | ![]() |
RB | - | 1961 | 1977 | Renamed/merged to Syrian Air | |
Syrian Pearl Airlines | PI | PSB | 2009 | 2010 |
Main article: List of defunct airlines of Taiwan |
Main article: List of defunct airlines of Tajikistan |
Main article: List of defunct airlines of Thailand |
Main article: List of defunct airlines of the United Arab Emirates |
Defunct airlines of Uzbekistan include:[1][2]
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations |
Ceased operations |
Notes |
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Samarkand Airways | C7 | UZS | SOGDIANA | 2005 | |||
Simurg Uzbekistan | JRP | 1987 | 2000 |
Main article: List of defunct airlines of Vietnam |
Main article: List of defunct airlines of Yemen |