The Royal Khmer Airlines
The Royal Khmer Airlines is a commercial airline carrier based out of Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
It operates scheduled passenger services between Phnom Penh and Siem Reap. It resumed such services on November 11, 2006.
History of the Airlines
The airline was initially established in 2000 and planned to begin service in 2001 but didn’t.
In October of 2003, Asia Aircraft Services from Malaysia chose to buy the airline and use its operating permit to launch airline services. The airline finally launched in 2006.
Since its launch, it has come under criticism from the South Korean Ministry of Construction and Transportation for substandard safety measures, including several lights indicating that emergency exits on the planes weren’t operative and that flights didn’t carry an updated guidebook for air routes.
Both engine oil and passenger’s baggage were loaded together on the plane without proper safety measures.
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