Airline: | Lanmei Airlines ឡានម៉ីអ៊ែរឡាញ |
Iata: | LQ |
Icao: | MKR |
Callsign: | AIR LANME |
Ceased: | January 2024 |
Hubs: | Phnom Penh International Airport |
Secondary Hubs: | Siem Reap–Angkor International Airport |
Focus Cities: | Sihanouk International Airport |
Fleet Size: | 0 |
Destinations: | 8 |
Headquarters: | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
Key People: | Dr. Lee Kun Li Yue Zhou |
Lanmei Airlines (Cambodia) Co., Ltd (Central Khmer: ឡានម៉ីអ៊ែរឡាញ;) was a Cambodian airline that operates scheduled flights and has ceased its operations due to internal financial issue and constraints since January 2024.
Based in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, Lanmei Airlines is a local Cambodia air transport company. "Lanmei" is an abbreviation for the Lancang-Mekong River. The Lancang River originates in Southwest China and becomes known as Mekong.
Lanmei Airlines commenced four times weekly Phnom Penh-Hanoi and Phnom Penh-Siem Reap-Ho Chi Minh City services on 15 September 2017 and three times weekly Phnom Penh-Siem Reap-Macau-Phnom Penh service on 16 September 2017.[1] In the Coronavirus period, Lanmei Airlines Flew to Kathmandu, Islamabad, Lahore, New Delhi, and Yangon. Lanmei Airlines and Cambodian MJ Airlines signed a strategic cooperation agreement in November 2018.
As of January 2023, Lanmei Airlines served the following destinations:[2]
, Lanmei Airlines had the following aircraft:[5]
Lanmei Airlines formerly also operated the following aircraft types:[5]
Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
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Airbus A319-100 | 3 | 2017 | 2020 | |
Airbus A321-200 | 2 | 2017 | 2023 | |