Small Planet Airlines Cambodia
IATA ICAO Callsign
RD LKH SKY PLANET
FoundedOctober 2017
Commenced operationsNovember 2017
Ceased operations9 November 2018
Operating basesSiem Reap International Airport
Fleet size2
Parent companySmall Planet Airlines
HeadquartersPhnom Penh, Cambodia
Websitesmallplanet.aero

Small Planet Airlines Cambodia [1] was an airline based at Siem Reap International Airport. It was a subsidiary of the now defunct Small Planet Airlines from Lithuania.

History

Small Planet Airlines Cambodia is the name of Small Planet Group's Cambodian subsidiary, created as a joint-venture to reduce the effects of seasonality on its business that offers holiday charters through its European bases. In October 2017 Small Planet was granted an air operator's certificate by the Cambodia State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SSCA) to establish a carrier based at Siem Reap.[2] Small Planet Airlines Cambodia planned to operate leisure flights from Siem Reap to destinations in South Korea and China with plans for further Asian countries, including Thailand and Japan.[3] It commenced operations on 30 November 2017 with its first flight from the capital Phnom Penh to Siem Reap.[4]

In November 2018 the airline temporarily suspended operations due to financial difficulties. In the weeks prior, its sister companies in Poland and Germany also ceased operations for the same reason.[5]

Destinations

Small Planet Airlines Cambodia Airbus A320-200

The airline operated regular service from its base at Siem Reap International Airport to Phnom Penh and Preah Sihanouk.[6]

Fleet

As of October 2018, Small Planet Airlines Cambodia operated the following fleet:[7]

Small Planet Airlines Cambodia fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A320-200 2 — 180
Total 2 —

See also

References

  1. ↑ austrianaviation.net - "Grounding at Small Planet Cambodia" (German) 28 November 2018
  2. ↑ Cam McGrath (4 October 2017). "Small Planet granted local Air Operator's Certificate". The Phnom Penh Post.
  3. ↑ ch-aviation.com - Small Planet Airlines' Cambodian unit secures AOC 4 October 2018
  4. ↑ ch-aviation.com - Small Planet Airlines Cambodia commences operations 11 December 2017
  5. ↑ ch-aviation.com - Small Planet Airlines Cambodia retrieved 28 November 2018
  6. ↑ smallplanet.aero - Flight schedule retrieved 18 November 2018
  7. ↑ planetspotters.net retrieved 14 October 2018
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