Direct International Flights from Sihanoukville

The national carrier, Cambodia Angkor Air, officially launched on Friday its scheduled flight services connecting Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam to the Kingdom’s coastal resort in Sihanoukville, in a move that could further boost tourist arrivals. According to a statement from Cambodia Airports released on Friday the airline’s maiden flight, operated with a 70-seat ATR72, landed at Sihanouk International Airport at 3:50 pm.

Currently, only private chartered flights fly passengers from Sihanoukville International Airport to overseas destinations. Now, however, that has changed and Cambodia Angkor Air becomes the first airline to offer direct international scheduled flights to the port city. The new service operates five times a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, said the statement.

Eric Delobel, CEO of Cambodia Airports, said the launch of Cambodia Angkor Air’s international flights from Sihanoukville was a positive move in the right direction. “This makes Sihanoukville a flight destination in its own right,” he said.

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