New local carrier to launch flights

12 November 2013
The Phnom Penh Post
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A new local airline is applying to fly in Cambodia, according to aviation officials, at a time when the market is monopolised by national flag carrier Cambodia Angkor Air and a handful of carriers offering chartered routes.

Royal Spirit Airlines last Friday met with the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SSCA) to discuss the process of applying for an Air Operator Certificate (AOC), said Vann Chanty, director of the Air Transport Department of the SCCA, over the weekend. ...

But according to a profile at the Sydney-based Centre for Aviation’s website, Royal Spirit Airlines is a proposed Cambodian start-up and is a joint venture between Taiwanese carrier Far Eastern Air Transport and Taiwanese company Huafu Enterprise Co Ltd. Its main hub will be in Siem Reap and flights will start in mid-2014, the website said. ...

 Anne Renzenbrink
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