Cambodia had a slew of airlines all coming and going for the past years. For some reason airlines established here have a history of having financial troubles as well as safety concerns. I’m hoping this would really make a change.
The Secretary of State Mao Havannal have just recently announced that Cambodia plans to begin operations of Cambodia Angkor Airline or the CAA and also to inagurate Preah Sihanouk International Airport (formerly Kang Keng Airport), located in Sihanoukville, on July 27.
The said airline would be operating flights between Siem Reap and Preah Sihanouk province with an ATR-72 plane. This national airline is a joint venture between the Cambodian government and Vietnam Airlines. The government and Vietnam Airlines have also signed an agreement to purchase Airbus 320 and 321 in late 2009 -2010 so the airlines could also serve routes to other countries, including South Korea.
This is definitely a good news specially since more and more tourist are discovering the Cambodia. I am also hoping that this airline would stick to the safety standards so the past airline accidents would not be repeated and it would not suffer the same fate as the other airlines that operated here. Having its own national carrier would definitely boost Cambodia’s tourism sector and its economy.
***UPDATE 8/7/09*** Cambodia Angkor Air’s website is now up. Click here to visit. They also have ongoing fare promos so check out the website.
These are also their offices and contact numbers:
Phnompenh:
Address 1:
1-2/294 Boulevard Mao Tse Toung, Phnom Penh 2 – Cambodia
Tel: +855 23 6666786
+855 23 6666787
+855 23 6666788
+855 23 6666789
Vietnam Airlines Branch Office in Phnom Penh, Cambodia:
No. 41, 214 Str., Samdech Pan, Phnom Penh
Tel : +855 23 990 840/ 215 998
Fax : +855 23 213 499
Siem Riep:
Telephone:
+855 63 964488
Ho Chi Minh city:
Telephone:
+848 38 320320
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Very timely data regarding airfare and places to go. Thanks for the info. Many people have similar situations in their lives.
Kylee
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i want to fly from siem reap to sihanoukville on 16 februari 2010, can you tell me if this is possible and what is the price for fight
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hi jan and anja. thanks for dropping by though I’d recommend you check out cambodia angkor air’s website – http://www.cambodiaangkorair.com/. or check with your travel agent coz im not sure if flights from siem reap to sihanoukville are on. thanks. hope you enjoy your cambodia visit.
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Hi, Im pilot on ATR-72-500 and im looking a first officer vacancies in Angkor Air company. Pls if somebody have contact number write on my email. Many Thanks.
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