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New Cambodian helicopter airline Sokha has begun daily helicopter
services for the wealthy between several destinations in Cambodia,
local media said on Thursday.
The new airline was officially launched here on Wednesday,
during a ceremony presided over by Deputy Prime Minister Sok An at
the site of a newly-built 500-square-meter heliport, said
Chinese-language newspaper the Sin Chew Daily.
Sokha Airline is a branch of Sokimex Company Ltd, said Airline
Manager Dy Vichea, adding that the airline's purpose is to offer
national and international tourists flight services.
It has six helicopters, including two Ecureuil 550 A2
helicopters which can carry five passengers, and one Robison R44
helicopter which can carry three passengers, he added.
Sokha will cover six routes daily, including Phnom Penh to
Sihanoukville, Phnom Penh to Siem Reap town, Phnom Penh to
Battambang town, Phnom Penh to Poipet, Phnom Penh to Bavet and
Phnom Penh to Bokor.
One-way flights from Phnom Penh to Poipet cost US$ ,100 per
passenger, while to Bokor Mountain it costs US$2,536 and
Sihanoukville US$700.
The rates may seem quite high, said Sok Kong, the airline's
chairman who is also president of Sokimex Company Ltd. But he said
that he believes that wealthy people will be willing to pay for the
convenience and pleasure of flying in a helicopter.
Sokha Airline offers high-efficiency and high-speed services
while also providing a humanitarian service, for example in remote
areas in times of flooding and other natural disasters, said Deputy
Prime Minster Sok An.
He stressed that the airline service can contribute to economic
growth and benefit the tourism industry and it is a reflection of
investors' confidence in the country.
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