Cambodia Bayon Airlines ( km, អាកាសចរណ៍ កម្ពុជា បាយ័ន/បាយ័នអ៊ែរឡាញ) was an airline based in Phnom Penh,

Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailan ...

. Its main hub was at Phnom Penh International Airport. The airline was a wholly owned subsidiary of Bayon Airlines Holding Ltd., which was in turn a subsidiary of the Chinese carrier

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. It was registered in April 2014. The

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was received in December 2014; the airline had its inaugural flight on December 31, 2014. Cambodia Bayon Airlines' first operational base in Cambodia was Phnom Penh. The company also had operational bases in Siem Reap, Sihanoukville and Ho Chi Minh City. The company slogan was ''For You. With You. About You.''

History

Cambodia Bayon Airlines was born in 2014 from the wish to invest in Cambodia's growing aviation market, based on the expertise of Chinese carrier

and aircraft manufacturer AVIC

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. 17 April 2014: Establishment of Cambodia Bayon Airlines, in Phnom Penh,

21 August 2014: Planning approval from the Prime Minister's Office, of the

Kingdom of Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand t ...

15 December 2014: Delivery of Bayon Airlines' first

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aircraft 30 December 2014: First scheduled flight, between Phnom Penh and Siem Reap 12 April 2015: Launch of domestic flights to

Sihanoukville (city) Sihanoukville (; km, ក្រុងព្រះសីហនុ, ), also known as Kampong Som ( km, កំពង់សោម, ), is a coastal city in Cambodia and the capital of Preah Sihanouk Province, at the tip of an elevated peninsula ...

1 July 2015: Launch of international flights to Ho Chi Minh City,

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In 2019, the airline ceased all operations.

Destinations

Cambodia Bayon Airlines operated the following routes prior to its closure:

Routes

* Cambodia **

Phnom Penh International Airport Phnom Penh International Airport ( km, អាកាសយានដ្ឋានអន្តរជាតិភ្នំពេញ; french: Aéroport international de Phnom Penh) is the busiest and largest airport in Cambodia, occupying a land ar ...

Siem Reap International Airport Siem Reap International Airport ( km, អាកាសយានដ្ឋានអន្តរជាតិសៀមរាប; french: Aéroport international de Siem Reap) is an international airport serving Siem Reap, a popular tourist destin ...

- Sihanoukville International Airport **

- Sihanoukville International Airport * Vietnam **

- Ho Chi Minh City,

Tan Son Nhat International Airport Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport ( vi, Sân bay quốc tế Tân Sơn Nhất or Cảng hàng không quốc tế Tân Sơn Nhất) is the busiest airport in Vietnam with 32.5 million passengers in 2016 and 38.5 million passengers in 2018 ...

In-flight services

Cambodia Bayon Airlines' MA60 airplanes have a capacity for 50 passengers and offer 48 economy seats and 2 business class seats. Full catering service is offered on both domestic and international flights. This includes a free meal and a complimentary drink. In-flight magazine is available on all flights. At Sihanoukville International Airport, a free shuttle service is offered, bringing flight guests from and to the city center.

Fleet

Current

The Cambodia Bayon Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft at August 2019: Cambodia Bayon Airlines has imported its second

Xian MA60 The Xian MA60 (新舟60, ''Xīnzhōu liùshí'', "Modern Ark 60") is a turboprop-powered airliner produced by China's Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation under the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC). The MA60 is a stretched versio ...

aircraft from the state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC); and the number of aircraft is expected to rise to five by the end of 2015. Cambodia Bayon Airlines plans to import at least 20 aircraft over 10 years, to serve its customers.

References

External links

Official website
{{Airlines of Cambodia Defunct airlines of Cambodia Airlines established in 2014 Airlines disestablished in 2019 2019 disestablishments in Cambodia Government-owned airlines Cambodian companies established in 2014