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Cambodia opens new luxury helipcopter service |
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Cambodia launched a new heliport and helicopter airline on the
Vietnam border, officials said Thursday. Svay Rieng province
transport official, Sao Sokuy, said the heliport was officially
opened and Sokha Airline simultaneously launched Wednesday in a
ceremony presided over by Deputy Prime Minister Sok An.
Sokha Airlines is a subsidiary of Sokimex Company Ltd, a regional
petroleum giant which has recently begun diversifying its assets
into areas including luxury hotels and resorts at both the pristine
beaches of Sihanoukville and the Siem Reap gateway to the Angkor
Wat temple complex.
Sokuy said the heliport covers three hectares. Sokha Airlines
comprises six helicopters, including two Ecureuil (Squirrel) 550 A2
machines with a five-passenger capacity and a four-seater Robinson
R44.
Sokimex CEO Sok Khong declined to comment on speculation that
the heliport, located in a remote area of the country with few
tourist attractions and nearly 150 kilometers from the capital, was
being set up in anticipation of a new resort and golf course which
will straddle the Vietnam-Cambodia border.
Sokha Airlines will fly from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville, Phnom
Penh to Siem Reap, Phnom Penh to Cambodia's second city of
Battambang, Phnom Penh to the Thai-Cambodia border crossing of
Poipet, Phnom Penh to the Vietnam-Cambodia border crossing of Bavet
and Phnom Penh to the former French colonial hill station of
Bokor.
Tickets are priced from 700 dollars but range up to 2,500
dollars one-way, making the comfort and convenience of helicopter
travel in the country a luxury reserved only for the very
wealthy.
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