Thursday, March 9, 2023
Qatar Airways announced the resumption of its Phnom Penh flights this year.
While talking at the opening day of the ITB Berlin 2023, the world’s largest international travel and tourism trade show, Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker said it would resume flights to 11 destinations, including Phnom Penh, Beijing, Birmingham, Buenos Aires, Casablanca, Davao, Marrakesh, Nice, Osaka, Ras Al-Khaimah, and Tokyo Haneda.
The Phnom Penh flights are expected to commence operations from October 29 onwards, an airline industry source told a news agency yesterday.
The airline operated its last flight to Phnom Penh in April 2020.
Qatar Airways started its daily flights to Phnom Phenh in February 2013 and thus became the first Middle Eastern airline operating direct flights to the Kingdom.
Its flight QR602 received a traditional water salute followed by a grand ceremony at the Phonm Penh International Airport.
Qatar Airways started direct flights to the Kingdom in a bid to connect the country with scores of destinations across Europe, Middle East, Africa, North America and South America.
Cambodia has welcomed the resumption of China Eastern Airlines flights to its Siem Reap cultural province, the country’s Ministry of Tourism said in a press statement on Saturday.
After Cambodia reopened its borders and resumed all socio-economic activities following the effective handling of the Covid-19 pandemic situation, several countries have restarted their international flights to the country.
Earlier this month China Eastern Airlines resumed its operations in the country by landing at the Siem Reap International Airport from Shanghai with around 132 Chinese tourists.
China Eastern Airlines operates direct flights between Shanghai and Siem Reap on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday weekly.
The arrival of international tourists is a promising sign for the country’s economy as the Kingdom expects to attract 4 million international tourists in 2023.
Tourism is one of the four pillars supporting Cambodia’s economy. The country attracted up to 6.61 million international tourists in 2019, generating a gross revenue of $4.92 billion.
Meanwhile, talking at the ITB Berlin function, Al Baker also announced the airline’s plan to start new destinations, including Chittagong, Juba, Kinshasa, Lyon, Medan, Toulouse, and Trabzon, in 2023.
Qatar Airways is dedicated to enriching the global community which it serves.
As the World’s Best Airline, we are excited to offer more ways of bringing the world together, increasing connectivity and bridging gaps within the travel industry.
As they expand their fleet, network, partnerships and international presence they look forward to working together to deliver sustainable growth and a compelling future for the industry, Al Baker said.
He added that they continue to look forward to our bright future here in Qatar, with multiple projects lined up for 2023 and beyond, such as the Formula 1 partnership and much more.
Qatar will continue to be a global hub of connectivity and an ideal destination for tourism, long after the great success of the historic FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
The world-leading travel trade show, ITB Berlin, which is a central communication and marketing annual event, showcases a range of travel exhibitors from over 180 countries and five continents, providing over 160,000 visitors with information on new products, services and facilities in the tourism industry.
A multiple award-winning airline, Qatar Airways was announced as the ‘Airline of the Year’ at the 2022 World Airline Awards, managed by the international air transport rating organisation, Skytrax.
It was also named ‘World’s Best Business Class’, ‘World’s Best Business Class Airline Lounge’, ‘World’s Best Business Class Airline Seat’, ‘World’s Best Business Class Onboard Catering’ and ‘Best Airline in the Middle East’.
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