Lao Airlines is the only airline in Laos. It handles all domestic flights, with Vientiane as the main hub. The Laos Air Fares map gives you an idea of all Laos's sched­uled air routes and prices, both domestic and international; for the latest fares check Lao Airlines' website (www.laoairlines.com).

Prices have been fairly steady in recent years and are reasonable value. Except at Lao Airlines' offices in Vientiane and Luang Prabang, where credit cards are accepted for both international and domestic tickets, you must pay cash in US dollars.

Lao Airlines schedules are increasingly reliable but flights still get cancelled semi-k regularly. During the holiday season its best 2 to book ahead as flights can fill fast. At other times, when flights are more likely to be cancelled, confirm the flight is still going a day or two before. In its previous incarnation as Lao Aviation, Lao Airlines had a bad reputation and travel­lers still ask whether it's safe. The answer is 'pretty much'. Almost everything about the airline - the planes, maintenance and pilots -has improved and there haven't been any serious incidents for several years. French ATR-72 planes operate most international routes and many domestic flights; though some of the domestic flights use older and less-reliable Chinese or Russian planes.

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