Cambodia Bayon Airlines

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Cambodia Bayon Airlines
អាកាសចរណ៍ កម្ពុជា បាយ័ន
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Cambodia Bayon Airlines Logo, Aug 2015.png
IATA ICAO Callsign
BD BYC Bayon Air
Founded August 2014
Commenced operations December 2014
Operating bases Phnom Penh International Airport
Focus cities Siem Reap International Airport
Fleet size 1
Destinations 4
Company slogan For You. With You. About You.
Parent company

Joy Air, Aviation Industry Corporation of China

Headquarters Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Key people Justin Liu (President)
Employees 161 (on July 31, 2015)
Website www.bayonairlines.com

Cambodia Bayon Airlines (Khmer: អាកាសចរណ៍ កម្ពុជា បាយ័ន/បាយ័នអ៊ែរឡាញ) is an airline based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Its main hub is at Phnom Penh International Airport. The airline is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bayon Airlines Holding Ltd., which is in turn a subsidiary of the Chinese carrier Joy Air.[1] It was registered in April 2014.[citation needed] The air operator's certificate was received in December 2014; the airline had its inaugural flight on December 31, 2014.[1] Cambodia Bayon Airlines' first operational base in Cambodia is Phnom Penh. The company also has operational bases in Siem Reap, Sihanoukville and Ho Chi Minh City.

History

Cambodia Bayon Airlines was born in 2014 from the wish to invest in Cambodia's growing aviation market, based on the expertise of Chinese carrier Joy Air and aircraft manufacturer AVIC Aviation Industry Corporation of China.

17 April 2014: Establishment of Cambodia Bayon Airlines, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

21 August 2014: Planning approval from the Prime Minister's Office, of the Kingdom of Cambodia [2]

15 December 2014: Delivery of Bayon Airlines' first MA60 aircraft

30 December 2014: First scheduled flight, between Phnom Penh and Siem Reap [3]

12 April 2015: Launch of domestic flights to Sihanoukville (city)

1 July 2015: Launch of international flights to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam [4]

Destinations

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Routes

Current destinations

Country Province City Airport Notes Ref
Cambodia Capital Phnom Penh Phnom Penh International Airport
Cambodia Siem Reap Siem Reap Siem Reap International Airport
Cambodia Preh Sihanouk Sihanoukville Sihanoukville International Airport
Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City Tan Son Nhat International Airport

The airline expects to add destinations such as Bangkok and Singapore in the near future, as well as flights to China.

In-flight services

Cambodia Bayon Airlines' MA60 airplanes have a capacity for 50 passengers and offer 48 economy seats and 2 business class seats. Full catering service is offered on both domestic and international flights. This includes free meal and complementary drink. In-flight magazine is available on all flights. At Sihanoukville International Airport, a free shuttle service is offered, bringing flight guests from and to the city center.

Fleet

Current

Cambodia Bayon Airlines will soon import its second Xian MA60 aircraft from the state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC); and the number of aircraft is expected to rise to five by the end of 2015. Cambodia Bayon Airlines plans to import at least 20 aircraft over 10 years, to serve its customers.[7]

Cambodia Bayon Airlines fleet information
Aircraft In
service
Orders Passengers Deliveries Routes Notes
C Y Total
Airbus A320-200 1 9 TBA TBA TBA 2015 International The new aircraft will delivered in Q3 2016
Xian MA60 2[8] 18[9] - 60 60 2014 Domestic
Total 1 29

See also

References

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