Sky Angkor Airlines
ស្កាយ អង្គរ អ៊ែឡាញ
IATA ICAO Callsign
ZA SWM SKY ANGKOR
Founded2010 (2010)
Commenced operations13 June 2011 (2011-06-13)
Operating bases
Fleet size6
Destinations7
HeadquartersSiem Reap, Cambodia
Key peopleMak Rady (CEO)[1]
Websitewww.skyangkorair.com

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 International Airport and its second hub is in Phnom Penh International Airport. Sky Angkor Airlines is the first Cambodian airline to operate Airbus A320neo.

History

A Skywings Asia Airlines Airbus A320 at Siem Reap International Airport, Cambodia in 2013

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

Sky Angkor Airlines serves the following destinations:

Country City IATA ICAO Airport Notes Refs
CambodiaPhnom PenhPNHVDPPPhnom Penh International AirportHub
Siem ReapREPVDSRSiem Reap International AirportAirport closed
SAIVDSASiem Reap–Angkor International Airportbegin 28 December 2023
ChinaShanghaiPVGZSPDShanghai Pudong International Airport
MacauMacauMFMVMMCMacau International Airport
PalauKororRORPTRORoman Tmetuchl International Airport
South KoreaSeoulICNRKSIIncheon International Airport
ThailandBangkokBKKVTBSSuvarnabhumi AirportFocus city

Fleet

Current fleet

As of May 2023, the Sky Angkor Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:[4]

Sky Angkor Airlines fleet
Aircraft In fleet Orders Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Airbus A320-200 4 — — 180 180
Airbus A320neo 1 — TBA
Airbus A321-200 1 1 — 196 196
Total 6 1

Former fleet

Sky Angkor Airlines, as well as Skywings Asia Airlines, previously operated the following aircraft as of August 2023:[5]

Sky Angkor Airlines former fleet
Aircraft Total Retired
McDonnell Douglas MD-83 2 2014

See also

References

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