Sihanoukville

AirAsia Aviation Group Limited (AAAGL), the aviation arm of Capital A Berhad, today signed a Joint Venture (JV) agreement with Sivilai Asia to establish AirAsia Cambodia, a new low-cost airline in the Kingdom of Wonder.

AirAsia has launched its first flights to Sihanoukville, Cambodia’s main coastal resort. This week, the low-cost carrier commenced a new non-stop service which will now operate four times a week direct from Kuala Lumpur. Sihanoukville becomes AirAsia’s third destination in Cambodia, following Siem Reap and Phnom Penh. “As a truly ASEAN airline, it remains as […]

The Cambodian government is moving ahead with plans to create a new highway between the capital Phnom Penh and the country’s main beach resort and port, Sihanoukville. The Khmer Times reports that the a US$2 billion contract has been signed with a Chinese company for the construction of the 190km road, which would reduce the […]

AirAsia is expanding its operations in Cambodia with the launch of flights to Sihanoukville, the country’s main beach resort. Commencing on 9 August 2017, the new service will operate four times a week direct to and from Kuala Lumpur. AirAsia will be the first airline to operate the route. As well as the city of […]

The Cambodian coastal province of Preah Sihanouk, which is home to the country’s main beach resort destination, Sihanoukville, experienced a sharp rise in visitor numbers last year. The Phnom Penh Post reported the province’s tourism authorities as revealing that nearly 2.4 million tourists visited Preah Sihanouk in 2016, with overnight arrivals up 37% year-on-year. International […]

A new airline has taken to the skies in Cambodia. JC International Airlines, which is part-owned by Yunnan Jingcheng Group, the Chinese company that also operates Kunming-based Ruili Airlines, launched its first flight on Saturday 18 March 2017. It will initially operate two domestic routes, with daily flights linking Siem Reap with Phnom Penh and […]

New Macau charters for Cambodia Angkor Air Where? Sihanoukville (Cambodia) to Macau (China) When? Twice a week, effective immediately Who? Cambodia Angkor Air Why? New charter service to tap Chinese demand for Cambodian beach holidays Anything else? When President Airlines’ Antonov 24 landed at Sihanoukville Airport in 2004 it was the first commercial aircraft to […]

Passenger traffic to Cambodia’s three international airports exceeded the seven million mark for the first time last year. According to data released by Cambodia Airports, the company that manages the airports in Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Sihanoukville, the total of approximately 7.1m passengers marked an 8.5% year-on-year increase. Siem Reap International Airport was the […]