Angkor Airways
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| Founded | 2004 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2008 | ||||||
| Fleet size | 2 | ||||||
| Destinations | 7 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | ||||||
| Website | http://www.angkorairways.com/ | ||||||
Angkor Airways Corporation is a defunct airline based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. This carrier started service in 2004 and had been substantially invested by Taiwan's Far Eastern Air Transport (FAT) as its subsidiary to make use of the Angkor International Airport in Siem Reap as its hub[1] and as a fast transit station between Taiwan and People's Republic of China (where direct flights between the 2 locations were previously banned due to the political status of Taiwan), while meantime also operated some charter flights in the East Asia and Southeast Asia region. All its fleets were wet leased from the FAT.
Following a chain of financial crises of its parent FAT, on May 9, 2008 the airline ceased all operations due to financial issues. Its chairman Alex Lou (樓文豪) was taken into police custody for his alleged breach of trust[disambiguation needed] on the same day.[2]
Destinations
East Asia
Japan-
- Tokyo (Narita International Airport) - charter
- Nagoya (Chūbu Centrair International Airport) - charter
- Niigata (Niigata Airport) - charter
- Osaka (Kansai International Airport) - charter
- Fukuoka (Fukuoka Airport) - charter
Southeast Asia
Cambodia-
- Phnom Penh (Phnom Penh International Airport) - main hub
- Siem Reap (Angkor International Airport) - focus city
Fleet
The Angkor Airlines fleet included the following aircraft (at April 2008):
- 1 Boeing 757-200 (which is leased from Far Eastern Air Transport)
- 1 McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (which is leased from Far Eastern Air Transport)
References
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 75.
- ^ 吳哥航空負責人(樓文豪)羈押-社會新聞-新浪新聞中心
External links
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