Illustrative picture (Supply: bangkokair.com)
Phnom Penh (VNA) – Bangkok Airways has
resumed flights between the Thai and Cambodian capital cities.
Flight PG931 left Suvarnabhumi Bangkok Worldwide
Airport at 08:50am on December 1 and greater than 100 passengers disembarked at
Phnom Penh Worldwide Airport at 10:05am the identical day, Khmer Instances reported.
The return flight, PG932, departed at 10:55am and
arrived at 12:10pm. The regional airline operates quick to mid-range
narrow-bodied Airbus A319s on the route.
Bangkok Airways plans to fly between the 2 cities
each Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday for the primary two weeks and operated
every day flights from December 16.
“It is a crucial milestone as it’s traditionally a
busy route and yields excessive passenger quantity, inbound and outbound,” mentioned
Cambodia Airports spokesman Norinda Khek.
Cambodia Airports additionally operates worldwide airports
at Sihanoukville and Siem Reap. Khek mentioned he hoped flights between Siem Reap and
Bangkok will resume very quickly.
“Cambodia and Thailand have confirmed their plans to
ease border controls and quarantine measures for vaccinated guests, a
constructive path ahead for the resumption of air journey,” he mentioned.
Thailand introduced on October 31that totally vaccinated Cambodian
vacationers can be allowed to go to the nation with out quarantine, with the coverage coming into drive the next day. Cambodia-registered
Lanmei Airways and Cambodia Airways resumed flights on the route final month./.
VNA
