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Founded | 2000 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 2004 | ||||||
Ceased operations | 2011 | ||||||
Operating bases | Phnom Penh International Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
Headquarters | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | ||||||
Website | royalkhmerairlines.com |
Royal Khmer Airlines was a small airline based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It operated scheduled passenger services out of Phnom Penh International Airport and Angkor International Airport. [1]
Finally, Royal Khmer Airlines acquired aging Boeing 737-200, which was put in service on 15 May 2004, and subsequently started scheduled passenger operations. [2] These services proved to be unreliable and during much of 2005, the airline was inoperative. [3] [4] In November 2011, the airline was shut down. [2]
Royal Khmer Airlines had 04 fleets and all are Boeing 737-200 such as XU-RKA, XU-RKB, XU-RKC, XU-RKH
Royal Khmer Airlines published its last flight timetable in late 2006, which listed the following scheduled destinations: [5]
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