10 October 2014
The State Secretariat of Civil
Aviation granted an aircraft operation certificate to the startup airline
Bassaka Air earlier this week.
Bassaka Air is a partnership
with the travel agency China International Travel Services and local investors.
It plans to fly between Phnom Penh and China using Airbus A320s. The SSCA
spokesman said there are many Chinese businesses in Cambodia that need
convenient flights between the two countries. China is one of the strongest
markets for Cambodia’s tourism. During January to July this year, 318,245
Chinese travelled to the country, an increase of 19.0% from 267,506 during the
same period last year. Cambodia expects to welcome 500,000 Chinese visitors
this year and possibly achieve the 1.5 million mark by 2020.
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