According to the spokesperson for Cambodia’s State Secretariat of Civil Aviation, daily flight operations in Cambodia continue normally despite rising global fuel prices attributed to the war in the Middle East.
Sin Chansereyvutha, Secretary of State and spokesperson for the civil aviation authority, said 18 of the 36 airlines carrying passengers into and out of Cambodia had increased fares amid higher fuel costs associated with the Middle East war. The fare information was supplied by the airlines.
He said Cambodia’s four domestic airlines—Air Cambodia (K6), AirAsia Cambodia (KT), Cambodia Airways (KR) and Sky Angkor Airlines (ZA)—had airline-average fare increases ranging from US$5 to US$32.50, while foreign airlines’ average increase was about US$28.
He said Cambodia was operating 52 weekly flight legs with the Middle East, counting both directions, through Techo International Airport and Siem Reap Angkor International Airport. An estimated 12,960 passengers per week, or about 51,840 per month, used these routes.
Writer: Pai Sokhim.
