Air Bagan would like to greet you in a very unique way – “Mingalabar”.
In fact, “Mingalabar” is a typical Myanmar traditional way of greeting, being interpreted in many ways. However, literally it means, “May your day be auspicious”.

Air Bagan is always ready to render its best services and willing to provide the needs of people in whatever situation. Against the backdrop of Cyclone Nargis, Air Bagan has witnessed its commitment to the humanitarian cause, and its contribution and activities have proven the fact that “actions speak louder than words”.

Ever since the devastation caused by Nargis, Air Bagan, like other organizations, has been actively participating in humanitarian relief work for the cyclone victims.

Under Htoo Group of Companies, our mother company, we have contributed1000 million Kyats to the national campaign that would help the victims of Nargis and carry out necessary rehabilitation work. In addition, we have allotted over 1 million US$ to spend on humanitarian relief work and post-disaster reconstruction.

In Yangon, we were among the first to voluntarily clear up roads blocked with huge fallen trees and lamp posts, by using chain saws and big machines such as cranes and trucks. Drinking water was distributed daily by 1500-gallon cars to the affected townships in Yangon and we also helped rebuilding schools. Food and beverages were provided to the volunteers engaged in city-cleaning and clearing up work.

Since May 6, we have been taking care of the Bogalay area, sending relief teams and trucks carrying supplies of rice, cooking oil, medicine, drinking water, clothing and blankets, and distributing them to the victims directly. In the mean time, our team made damage assessment by going to the disaster areas directly and also made needs assessment by meeting the victims personally for having accurate first hand information in order to be able to fulfill their needs.

On May 26, we handed over the two sets of water purifier, donated by Technisches Hilfswerk from Germany, to the local authorities. Each purifier can purify and produce10,000 liters of water in 45 minutes. We spent over 30 million Kyats for a building where those water purifiers were immediately set up. We are distributing the purified water twice a day by using our vehicles not only to the people in Bogalay, but also to the people living in its environs.

In Bogalay, we immediately opened a clinic with a number of volunteer doctors and sent our teams led by the doctors as mobile clinics to the villages to give much-needed medical assistance.

Since May 10, we have been repairing and reconstructing the buildings destroyed by Nargis. By May 26, a total of 9 Buddhist monasteries and their annexes, ‘Thidagu’ Home for the Aged, Township Hospital, one College of Education and 5 schools, a Telecommunication Office, a Television Sub-station, a Veterinary Clinic, Agriculture and Land Record Offices had been totally reconstructed. We are still continuing in with our reconstruction program in Bogalay township – ‘Myanady’ Guest House, the remaining damaged monasteries, clinics and schools of the villages in the area.

Moreover, we have also made a resettlement and development plan for the people, and accordingly, we have been providing over 100 tractors and paddy seeds for the farmers there to resume their livelihood of paddy farming and crop plantation in this monsoon season.

In air transport, Air Bagan is not only giving necessary assistance to those who wish to have their contributions sent for the disaster relief, but also carrying those items of aid free of charge on its international and domestic flights.

As the nature of post-disaster relief and reconstruction work needs long term commitment, Air Bagan has now raised its contributions from US$ 1 to US$ 2 on every international ticket sold and Myanmar Kyat 500 to 1000 on every domestic ticket sold for the purpose of the relief and reconstruction programs.

What an amazing contribution is it?

This being so, your choice to fly with us may just be right, for by doing so you will have automatically contributed to the people in need.

In fact, these good deeds simply reflect the spirit of our traditional greeting “Mingalabar”.