Sky Angkor Airlines Explained

Airline:Sky Angkor Airlines
Iata:ZA
Icao:SWM
Callsign:SKY ANGKOR
Fleet Size:6
Destinations:7
Headquarters:Siem Reap, Cambodia
Key People:Mak Rady (CEO)[1]

Sky Angkor Airlines Inc. (Central Khmer: ស្កាយ អង្គរ អ៊ែឡាញ), formerly known as Skywings Asia Airlines, is an airline based in Cambodia. Its main hub is at Siem Reap–Angkor 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

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:

CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
CambodiaPhnom PenhPhnom Penh International Airport
Siem ReapSiem Reap International Airport
Siem Reap–Angkor International Airport
ChinaShanghaiShanghai Pudong International Airport
MacauMacauMacau International Airport
South KoreaSeoulIncheon International Airport
ThailandBangkokDon Mueang International Airport
Suvarnabhumi Airport

Fleet

Current fleet

, Sky Angkor Airlines operates the following aircraft:[4]

Sky Angkor Airlines fleet
AircraftIn fleetOrdersPassengers Notes
CYTotal
Airbus A320-2004 - - 180180
Airbus A320neo1 - - 180180
Airbus A321-20011 - 210210
Total61

Former fleet

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

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/maiden-landing-beachside-airport Maiden landing at beachside airport
  2. http://www.airlinehistory.co.uk/Airline%20History/History2010.asp Airline History
  3. http://skyangkorair.com/landpage/introduction.php?cat=1&id=3 Sky Angkor Airlines History
  4. http://skyangkorair.com/landpage/introduction.php?cat=1&id=4 skyangkorair.com - Our fleets
  5. http://www.airfleets.net/flottecie/Skywings%20Asia%20Airlines.htm Skywings Asia Airlines fleet information