Sky Angkor Airlines Inc. ( km, ស្កាយ អង្គរ អ៊ែឡាញ) (), formerly Skywings Asia Airlines is an
airline
An airline is a company that provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines use aircraft to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for codeshare agreements, in wh ...
based in
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 is at
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 ...
and
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 ...
.
History
Founded in 2010, Skywings Asia Airlines received its 'Approval of Foreign International Transportation Business'. The airline is a joint venture of Korean and Cambodian investors with s focus on the Korean travel market.
On 13 June 2011, it had its inaugural flight on the route Siem Reap - Seoul-Incheon - Hanoi - Siem Reap using a
McDonnell Douglas MD-83
The McDonnell Douglas MD-80 is a series of five-abreast single-aisle airliners developed by McDonnell Douglas. It was produced by the developer company until August 1997 and then by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The MD-80 was the second gene ...
aircraft. The airline added its first
Airbus A320
The Airbus A320 family is a series of narrow-body airliners developed and produced by Airbus.
The A320 was launched in March 1984, first flew on 22 February 1987, and was introduced in April 1988 by Air France.
The first member of the famil ...
in July of the same year.
On 30 November 2014, Skywings Asia Airlines formally ceased operations and rebranded as Sky Angkor Airlines. Since rebranding the airline now flies many scheduled and charter flights to and from Cambodia to countries including China, Japan, South Korea and Vietnam.
On 23 April 2022, Sky Angkor Airlines announced daily flight from
Phnom Penh to
Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated populati ...
and
Siem Reap with Airbus A321-200 start from 6 May 2022.
Destinations
Sky Angkor Airlines serves the following destinations:
Fleet
Current fleet
As of April 2022, the Sky Angkor Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:
Former fleet
Sky Angkor Airlines, as well as Skywings Asia Airlines, previously operated the following aircraft as of November 2017:
Skywings Asia Airlines fleet information
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See also
* Air transport in Cambodia
* List of airlines of Cambodia
This is a list of airlines currently operating in Cambodia.
Scheduled airlines
See also
* List of defunct airlines of Cambodia
* List of airports in Cambodia
* List of airlines
References
{{Asia topic, List of airlines of
Cambodia
A ...
References
External links
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{{Airlines of Cambodia
Airlines of Cambodia
Airlines established in 2011
Cambodian companies established in 2011