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Singapore and South Korea Airlines to launch flights to Cambodia by year end 2011

Two new foreign airlines, Tiger Airways Singapore and South Korea's Eastar Jet, will launch their regular flights to Cambodia in this winter season, from November to March, a senior official at Socit Concessionaire d'A roport (SCA), the operator of Cambodia's airports, said on Friday.

The Tiger Airways will start its daily flights between Singapore and Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, by A320 (180 seats) and one flight a week from Singapore to Siem Reap, Cambodia's largest cultural tourism destination, Emmanuel Menanteau, Chief Executive of SCA, said during a press briefing on the promotion of the winter season flights schedule.

He said the Eastar Jet is due to operate four weekly flights for the winter season between Seoul and Siem Reap with a B-737 ( 149 seats).

Including the two airlines, there have been 23 airlines operating regular flights at Cambodia's airports, said Emmanuel.

Cambodia has three international airports, one is Phnom Penh International Airport, another is Siem Reap International Airport, and the other is Sihanoukville International Airport. So far, only two airports have been in full operations as the Sihanoukville International Airport has no plane landing due to the low number of passengers to the area.

According to the passenger records by the SCA, in the first ten months of this year, the Phnom Penh International Airport had received 1.47 million passengers, up 11 percent compared to the same period last year, and the Siem Reap International Airport got 1.39 million travelers, up 14 percent

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Cambodia to launch first flight to coastal tourism hub

Cambodia has planned to launch the first flight between the cultural province Siem Reap and the coastal province Preah Sihanouk from November 15, 2011, Ou Serei Sopheap, the general manager of TonleSap Airlines, said on Tuesday.

She said the company would operate two regular flights a week between Siem Reap and Preah Sihanouk Ville.

"The flight route between the two destinations has been fully supported by the government," she said. "Through the upcoming scheduled flights, it will help develop Cambodia's tourism industry."

Siem Reap houses the World Heritage site, Angkor Wat temples, located some 314 kilometers north of Phnom Penh, while Preah Sihanouk is situated about 230 kilometers southwest of Phnom Penh.

TonleSap Airlines took to the sky in January 2011. It is currently providing regular flights to Nanning, Shenzhen, Huzhou in China, Utaphao in Thailand, Hanoi in Vietnam and Luang Prabang in Laos.

Preah Sihanouk is the country's largest seaside province, and it also houses the country's main port

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Cambodia Angkor Air Expands as flights fill up

THE number of passengers on Cambodia Angkor Air flights has risen this year, enabling aircraft to fly 61 percent full, reaping higher revenue for the national carrier.

Cambodia Angkor Air passenger load – which measures the percentage of occupied passenger space – has risen from just 20 to 30 percent a year ago to from 57 to 61 percent today.

Airlines begin to generate revenue when passenger load is above 50 percent, according to officials.

Loads on routes between Phnom Penh and Siem Reap were now 57 percent, Phnom Penh and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, were 61 percent, and Siem Reap and Saigon were 57 percent.

“Our success is running alongside an increase in the number of tourists arriving,” said Soy Sokhan, undersecretary of state at the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation, the organisation in charge of the Cambodian side of the joint enterprise.

Tourist arrivals to Cambodia rose more than 12 percent in the first half of the year to 1.221 million, from 1.086 million in the same period of last year.

Air arrivals had increased by about 14 percent during the same period, according to Tourism Ministry data.

Soy Sokhan said that passenger loads began to pick up late last year before rising to today’s highs, after CAA launched in July 2009.

CAA is a joint venture between the government and Vietnam Airlines.

It received an air operator certificate from the SSCA last month, after operating under VA’s permit. But some members of the tourism industry are still concerned about the carrier’s prices.

Ho Vandy, President of World Travel Express Tour, said yesterday that high CAA ticket prices would impact industry growth.

VLK Royal Tourism General Manager, Lav Heng, agreed that CAA should offer “better prices” for the success of the tourism sector.

Mai Xuan Long, deputy director of CAA, said yesterday that the CAA could consider its pricing levels if the market improved.

But despite criticisms, CAA plans to extend its fleet and routes throughout the Asia region.

Soy Sokhan said the carrier plans to import a new Airbus 321 in April, and that another is due in August.

It also plans to expand operations to South Korea, China, Singapore, Bangkok and Hanoi.

Cambodia and Vietnam are also preparing to open a new route from Da Lat, in central Vietnam, to Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, a move already approved by Cambodia’s Council of Ministers.

Late last month, during an economic meeting in Da Nang, Vietnam, provincial Vietnamese authorities also asked Commerce Minister Cham Prasidh to help launch direct flights from Siem Reap to Vietnam’s Thua Thien Hue province.
source: phnom penh post

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