Middle Eastern airline, Qatar Airways, plans to resume flights from Doha International Airport to Phnom Penh International Airport starting Oct 29 after its suspension during the pandemic, according to the State Secretariat for Civil Aviation (SSCA).
Vann Chanty, director of Air Transport Policies and Regulations under SSCA, said Qatar Airways aims to restart in time for the “high tourism season” from October onwards.
“We have observed that the tourism sector has been gradually improving. We have also seen air transportation increasing, which is the key factor that prompted Qatar Airways to submit their new flight arrangement to us. We have already approved their flight arrangement and would resume flights beginning Oct 29,” he said.
Chanthy said the airline would connect Cambodia to “many other destinations” in the middle-east as Qatar Airways is a five-star airline.
During the international travel trade fair, ITB Berlin 2023, in March, Qatar Airways group CEO Akbar Al Baker revealed seven new destinations, while announcing flight resumptions to 11 cities including Phnom Penh, as well as a growth in flight frequencies.
