Sky Angkor Airlines Inc. (Khmer: ស្កាយ អង្គរ អ៊ែឡាញ), formerly known as Skywings Asia Airlines, is an airline based in Cambodia. Its main hub is at Siem Reap–Angkor International Airport and its second hub is in Phnom Penh International Airport. Sky Angkor Airlines is the first Cambodian airline to operate Airbus A320neo.
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| Founded | 2010 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 13 June 2011 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 6 | ||||||
| Destinations | 7 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Siem Reap, Cambodia | ||||||
| Key people | Mak Rady (CEO)[1] | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
History
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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 focusing 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 aircraft. The airline added its first Airbus A320 in July of the same year.
On 30 November 2014, Skywings Asia Airlines formally ceased operations and rebranded as Sky Angkor Airlines.[2] Since rebranding the airline now flies many scheduled and charter flights to and from Cambodia to countries including China, Japan, South Korea and Vietnam.[3]
On 23 April 2022, Sky Angkor Airlines announced daily flights from Phnom Penh to Bangkok and Siem Reap with Airbus A321-200 starting from 6 May 2022.
Destinations
editSky Angkor Airlines serves the following destinations:
Fleet
editCurrent fleet
editAs of July 2024[update], Sky Angkor Airlines operates the following aircraft:[4]
| Aircraft | In fleet | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Airbus A320-200 | 4 | — | — | 180 | 180 | |
| Airbus A320neo | 1 | — | — | 180 | 180 | |
| Airbus A321-200 | 1 | 1 | — | 210 | 210 | |
| Total | 6 | 1 | ||||
Former fleet
editSky Angkor Airlines, as well as Skywings Asia Airlines, previously operated the following aircraft as of August 2023:[5]
| Aircraft | Total | Retired |
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| McDonnell Douglas MD-83 | 2 | 2014 |
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