President Airlines

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President Airlines
IATA TO	ICAO PSD	Callsign -
Founded		1997
Hubs		Phnom Penh International Airport
Focus cities		Siem Reap
Fleet size		1
Destinations		6
Company slogan		The Spirit of Cambodia
Headquarters		Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Key people
Website: http://www.presidentairlines.com

President Airlines is an airline based in Phnom Penh in Cambodia. It is a privately owned airline and operates scheduled passenger flights from Phnom Penh to domestic destinations and flights to Thailand, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Its main base is Phnom Penh International Airport.^[1]

Contents 1 History 2 Destinations 3 Fleet 3.1 Previously operated 4 External links 5 References

[edit] History

The airline was established in 1997 and began operations in October 1998, originally flying domestic routes in and around Cambodia. Initially it operated one Fokker F28 aircraft carrying passengers and cargo from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap. President Airlines consolidated domestic routes and has also opened international services. In 2002 President Airlines joined IATA, BSP programs thus allowing IATA Travel Agents to issue tickets through their respective reservations systems. President Airlines is also participating in other major travel industry programs: GDS, Abacus, Amadeus, Galileo and Worldspan.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Destinations

President Airlines operates the following services (at January 2005):^{[citation needed]}

• Domestic scheduled destinations: Phnom Penh, Ratanakiri and Siem Reap.
• International scheduled destinations: Bangkok.

[edit] Fleet

The President Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (at March 2007)^[1] :

• 1 Antonov An-24RV

[edit] Previously operated

At August 2006 the airline also operated^[2] :

• 1 Antonov An-24
• 1 Fokker F27 Mk100
• 1 Fokker 28 Mk1000

A Boeing 737-200 was delivered in March 2003 from Serbian carrier Aviogenex, but was disposed of in October 2004.

[edit] External links

• President Airlines

[edit] References