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Oct 03, 2017 (newstodate): The leisure charter operator Small Planet Airlines has obtained a Cambodian AOC and will now operate flights under the ICAO call-sign LKH.
The Cambodian-based company Small Planet Airlines Co. Ltd is owned 51 percent of the Cambodian capital company Aviation Invest Cambodia, Small Planet Group owns 29 percent and the remaining 20 percent are held by the company's chief executives.
Small Planet Airlines first entered the Cambodian market in winter 2014 under a five-year contract with the Cambodian airline Sky Angkor, deploying four Airbus A320 aircraft on routes from Siam Reap to various destinations in China and South Korea.
-We are well familiar with Asia, but up to know we were flying here only in cooperation with local airlines. Therefore, we are glad to land our Cambodian AOC and all the opportunities that come with it. We expect to have more independence when taking business decisions and improve our aircraft utilization, says Erikas Zubrus, Small Planet Airlines Co. Ltd CEO.
With its own AOC, Small Planet Airlines Co. Ltd expects to enhance its presence in the markets of Hong Kong, South Korea and China as well.
The company is also finalizing agreements and starting processes to obtain foreign carrier approvals and designations in certain countries such as Thailand, South Korea, Japan, and airports in the islands of the Pacific.
In winter 2017/18 Small Planet Airlines plans to allocate three aircraft to its Cambodian subsidiary, going up to six aircraft in the next two years, with capacity sold primarily to local tour operators.
Rotating its aircraft fleet seasonally between Europe and Asia allows Small Planet Airlines to optimize its aircraft utilization.
Already now, the carrier is operating more block hours in Asia than in its European traffic.
The Cambodian-based company Small Planet Airlines Co. Ltd is owned 51 percent of the Cambodian capital company Aviation Invest Cambodia, Small Planet Group owns 29 percent and the remaining 20 percent are held by the company's chief executives.
Small Planet Airlines first entered the Cambodian market in winter 2014 under a five-year contract with the Cambodian airline Sky Angkor, deploying four Airbus A320 aircraft on routes from Siam Reap to various destinations in China and South Korea.
-We are well familiar with Asia, but up to know we were flying here only in cooperation with local airlines. Therefore, we are glad to land our Cambodian AOC and all the opportunities that come with it. We expect to have more independence when taking business decisions and improve our aircraft utilization, says Erikas Zubrus, Small Planet Airlines Co. Ltd CEO.
With its own AOC, Small Planet Airlines Co. Ltd expects to enhance its presence in the markets of Hong Kong, South Korea and China as well.
The company is also finalizing agreements and starting processes to obtain foreign carrier approvals and designations in certain countries such as Thailand, South Korea, Japan, and airports in the islands of the Pacific.
In winter 2017/18 Small Planet Airlines plans to allocate three aircraft to its Cambodian subsidiary, going up to six aircraft in the next two years, with capacity sold primarily to local tour operators.
Rotating its aircraft fleet seasonally between Europe and Asia allows Small Planet Airlines to optimize its aircraft utilization.
Already now, the carrier is operating more block hours in Asia than in its European traffic.