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Former Cambodian airline
Angkor Airways MD-83
Angkor Airways Corporation
is a defunct
airline
that was based in
Phnom Penh
,
Cambodia
. This carrier started service in 2004 and had been substantially invested by
Taiwan
's
Far Eastern Air Transport
(FAT) as its subsidiary to make use of the
Angkor International Airport
in
Siem Reap
as its hub
[1]
and as a fast transit station between Taiwan and
People's Republic of China
(where direct flights between the two locations were previously banned due to the
political status of Taiwan
), while meantime also operated some charter flights in the
East Asia
and
Southeast Asia
region. All its fleets were
wet leased
from the FAT.
Following a chain of financial crises of its parent FAT, on May 9, 2008 the airline ceased all operations due to financial issues.
Destinations
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Angkor Airways Boeing 757
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East Asia
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People's Republic of China
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Taiwan
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Japan
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Southeast Asia
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Cambodia
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Fleet
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The Angkor Airlines fleet included the following aircraft (at April 2008):
References
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