It operates domestic and international services to countries such as Cambodia, China, Japan, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam.
Its main operating base is Wattay International Airport in Vientiane.
The airline began upgrading to ATR turboprop aircraft in the mid-1990s, and subsequently to the Airbus A320.
[5] The A320s are the first jet aircraft to be purchased by Lao Airlines and feature a two-class layout seating 126 passengers in the main cabin and 16 in Business Class, and they are powered by CFM International CFM56 engines.
The frangipani is the official national flower of the Lao People's Democratic Republic.