Bassaka Air

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Bassaka Air
អាកាសចរណ៍ បាសាកា
Bassakaair logo.png
IATA ICAO Call sign
5BBSXBASSAKA
Founded2013
Commenced operations2014
Ceased operationsFebruary 2020
Hubs Phnom Penh International Airport
Focus cities Siem Reap Airport
Fleet size2
Destinations7
Headquarters335 Preah Sihanouk Boulevard, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Website www.bassakaair.com

Bassaka Air Limited (Khmer : អាកាសចរណ៍ បាសសាកា) was a passenger airline in Cambodia, headquartered in Phnom Penh. [1]

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History

The airline was once called PP Air and changed its name to Bassaka Air. Bassaka Air also operated charter flights to China. [2] [3] An air operator certificate was officially awarded to Bassaka Air on 6 October 2014. It began domestic flights on 1 December 2014, and international flights shortly afterward on 1 May 2015, utilizing two Airbus A320 aircraft. Bassaka Air currently operates daily flights to Siem Reap and also flies internationally to Macau from Phnom Penh.

Destinations

Bassaka Air served the following destinations:

Country/territoryCity/regionAirportNotes/refs
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia Phnom Penh Phnom Penh International Airport Hub
Siem Reap Siem Reap International Airport Focus city
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Changsha Changsha Huanghua International Airport
Hangzhou Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
Qingdao Qingdao Liuting International Airport
Xi'an Xi'an Xianyang International Airport
Flag of Macau.svg  Macau Macau Macau International Airport [4]

Fleet

Bassaka Air Airbus A320-200 Xu-113.jpg
Bassaka Air Airbus A320-200

The Bassaka Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2019): [5]

Bassaka Air fleet
AircraftIn serviceOrdersPassengersNotes
CYTotal
Airbus A320-200 212138150
Total2

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References

  1. Home Archived 2019-09-13 at the Wayback Machine . Bassaka Air Limited. Retrieved on May 9, 2018. "Head Office #335 Preah Sihanouk Boulevard Phnom Penh, 12253, Kingdom of Cambodia"
  2. "Bassaka Air approved to fly in China gamers".
  3. "Naga aircraft set to take flight".
  4. "Bassaka Air Launches Phnom Penh - Macau from late-Mar 2015". Airlineroute.net. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  5. "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 7.

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