Where to find the official Web sites of airlines based
in the South Pacific and international airlines with
flights to the South Pacific.
FLAG CARRIERS
The chart below lists airlines considered to be a "flag carrier", based on current or former state ownership, or other verifiable designation as a national airline.
Country/Region Airline Details of current state ownership Details of former state ownership
Afghanistan Ariana Afghan Airlines[23] Majority[24]
Algeria Air Algérie[25] State-owned[26]
Angola TAAG Angola Airlines[27] State-owned
Argentina Aerolíneas Argentinas[28] State-owned[28]
Australia Qantas[29] None State-owned until 1992[30]
Austria Austrian Airlines[31] None – owned by Lufthansa[32] State-owned until 5 Dec 2008[33]
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Airlines[34]
Bahamas Bahamasair[35] State-owned
Bahrain Gulf Air[36]
Bangladesh Biman Bangladesh Airlines[37] Public-limited company State-owned until 23 July 2007
Belarus Belavia[38] State-owned[39]
Belgium Brussels Airlines[40] None – owned by SN Airholding, which biggest share holder (45%) is Lufthansa[32][41]
Bhutan Druk Air[42] None
Bolivia Boliviana de Aviación State-owned[43]
Bosnia and Herzegovina B&H Airlines[44] Majority (50.93%) 99.93% prior to 2008
Botswana Air Botswana State-owned
Brunei Royal Brunei Airlines[45] State-owned[45]
Bulgaria Bulgaria Air[46] Majority (59.58%)
Burkina Faso Air Burkina
Burundi Air Burundi State-owned
Cambodia Cambodia Angkor Air[47] Majority (51%)[48]
Cameroon Camair-Co[49]
Canada Air Canada None State-owned until 1989[50]
Cape Verde TACV[51]
Cayman Islands Cayman Airways State-owned (100%)[52]
Chad Toumaï Air Tchad
Chile LAN Airlines[53] None State-owned until September 1989.[54]
China Air China[55] Majority (51.8%)[56] State-owned until 2004, and indirectly control through parent company till now[57]
Colombia Avianca[58] None
Costa Rica Lacsa State-owned Owned by Taca[contradiction]
Croatia Croatia Airlines[59] Majority (98%)[60]
Cuba Cubana de Aviación[61]
Cyprus Cyprus Airways[62] Majority (93.67%)[63]
Czech Republic Czech Airlines[64] Majority (56%)[64]
Denmark Scandinavian Airlines[65] Joint-Venture[nb 1]
Norway
Sweden
Djibouti Djibouti Air Joint venture
Ecuador TAME[67] State-owned[68]
Egypt EgyptAir[69] State-owned[70]
Equatorial Guinea Ecuato Guineana
Eritrea Eritrean Airlines State-owned
Estonia Estonian Air[71] State-owned[72]
Ethiopia Ethiopian Airlines[73] State-owned
Fiji Fiji Airways[74] Majority (51%)[75]
Faroe Islands Atlantic Airways[76]
Finland Finnair[77] 55.8[78]
France Air France[79] Minority (~20%)[citation needed]
French Polynesia Air Tahiti Nui[80] Majority[81]
Gambia Gambia Bird[82]
Georgia Georgian Airways None
Germany Lufthansa[83] None State-owned until 1994;[84] remaining government shares were sold in 1997[85]
Greenland Air Greenland[86] Joint venture[citation needed]
Guernsey Aurigny Air Services[87] State-owned[88]
Guyana Caribbean Airlines[89] None
Haiti Tortug' Air
Hong Kong Cathay Pacific Cross Holding with Air China (29.9%)[90][additional citation needed]
Dragonair[citation needed] Holding by Cathay Pacific in 100%
Iceland Icelandair[91]
India Air India[92] State-owned[93]
Indonesia Garuda Indonesia[94] Majority
Ireland Aer Lingus[95] Minority (25%)[96]
Iran Iran Air 100% state-owned [97]
Iraq Iraqi Airways[98]
Israel El Al[99] Minority[citation needed] State-owned until June 2004
Italy Alitalia[100] Minority (19.48%)[101] State-owned until 2008, and indirectly control through a state-owned company since 2013.[102][103]
Ivory Coast Air Côte d'Ivoire[104] Minority (49%)
Jamaica Air Jamaica
Japan Japan Airlines[105] None State-owned until 1987
Jordan Royal Jordanian[106]
Kazakhstan Air Astana[107] Majority (51%)[108]
Kenya Kenya Airways[109] Minority (29.8%)[110]
Kiribati Air Kiribati
Kuwait Kuwait Airways[111] State-owned[112]
Laos Lao Airlines[113] State-owned[113]
Latvia Air Baltic Majority (99.8%)[114]
Lebanon Middle East Airlines[115]
Libya Afriqiyah Airways[116] State-owned[117]
Libyan Airlines[118] State-owned[118]
Luxembourg Luxair[119] Minority (49.96%)
Macau Air Macau[120] Minority (5%)
Madagascar Air Madagascar[121] Majority
Malawi Malawian Airlines[122] Majority (51%)[122]
Malaysia Malaysia Airlines[123]
Maldives Maldivian
Malta Air Malta[124] Majority[125]
Mauritania Mauritania Airlines International
Mauritius Air Mauritius[126]
Mexico Aeroméxico None State-owned until 2007
Moldova Air Moldova
Mongolia MIAT Mongolian Airlines[127] State-owned[128]
Montenegro Montenegro Airlines[129]
Morocco Royal Air Maroc[130] State-owned
Mozambique LAM Mozambique Airlines[131] State-owned
Myanmar Myanma Airways[132] State-owned[132]
Namibia Air Namibia[133] State-owned (100%)[134]
Nauru Nauru Airlines[135] State-owned[135]
Nepal Nepal Airlines[136] State-owned
Netherlands KLM[79] Minority (6%)[137][needs update]
New Zealand Air New Zealand[138] Majority (53%)[139] State-owned until 1989, partially re-nationalized in 2001
North Korea Air Koryo[140] State-owned[141]
Oman Oman Air[142] Majority[143]
Pakistan Pakistan International Airlines[144] Majority (90.2%)[145]
Panama Copa Airlines None
Papua New Guinea Air Niugini
Philippines Philippine Airlines[146]
Poland LOT Polish Airlines[147] Majority (93%)[148]
Portugal TAP Portugal[149] State-owned[149]
Qatar Qatar Airways State-owned
Réunion Air Austral[150]
Romania TAROM[151] Majority (95%) [152]
Russia Aeroflot[153] Majority (51%)[153]
Rwanda RwandAir[154]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines SVG Air
Samoa Virgin Samoa[155] Joint-venture, minority (49%)[156]
São Tomé and Príncipe STP Airways None
Saudi Arabia Saudia[157] Majority
Serbia Air Serbia[158] Majority (51%)[159][additional citation needed]
Seychelles Air Seychelles[160] None
Solomon Islands Solomon Airlines State-owned (100%)[161]
Sierra Leone Arik Air None
Singapore Singapore Airlines[162] 54.5% through Temasek Holdings[163]
Slovenia Adria Airways[164] Majority (70%)[129]
South Africa South African Airways[165] State-owned[166]
South Korea Korean Air[167] None[168]
Spain Iberia[169] Minority (5%)[170]
Sri Lanka SriLankan Airlines[171] State-owned[172]
Sudan Sudan Airways State-owned[173]
Suriname Surinam Airways[174] State-owned[175]
Swaziland Swaziland Airlink Joint venture
Switzerland Swiss International Air Lines[176] None – owned by Lufthansa[32]
Syria Syrian Air[177] State-owned
Taiwan China Airlines[178] None State-owned until 1991. 51.28% held by non-profit Civic Aviation Development Foundation.[179]
Tajikistan Tajik Air State-owned
Tanzania Air Tanzania State-owned
Thailand Thai Airways International[180] Majority (51%)
Trinidad and Tobago Caribbean Airlines[181] Majority (84%)[182]
Tunisia Tunisair[183] Majority[183]
Turkey Turkish Airlines[44] Minority (49%)
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Airlines[184] State-owned
Uganda Air Uganda None
Ukraine Ukraine International Airlines[185]
United Arab Emirates Etihad Airways[186] State-owned[186]
Emirates[187] State-owned
United Kingdom British Airways[188] None Privatised in 1987[189]
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Airways Majority
Venezuela Conviasa[citation needed] State-owned
Vietnam Vietnam Airlines[190] State-owned[190]
Vanuatu Air Vanuatu[191]
Yemen Yemenia[192] Majority
Zimbabwe Air Zimbabwe[193] State-owned[193]
South Pacific Airlines of the Past
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Air Samoa (1987-2003)
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Air Marshall (No Web site? Still operating? )
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Air Nauru (now "Our Airline")
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Vanair of Vanuatu (1965-2004)
More About Oceania Airlines
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Open Directory of Oceania Airlines Web Sites
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Open Directory of Oceania Charter Flight Web Sites
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Wikipedia "Largest Oceania Airlines" List
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Wikipedia "Airlines of Oceania" List
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Wikipedia "Defunct Airlines of Oceania" List
