MYANMAR Airways International (MAI) will expand its services to Cambodia from today, with its twice-weekly Yangon-Siem Reap flights launched on February 23 (TTG Asia e-Daily, February 15) being extended to serve Phnom Penh.
The adjusted Yangon-Siem Reap-Phnom Penh service will be operated using MAI’s new 220-seat Airbus A321 aircraft, which was delivered on October 25.
Foreigners arriving on MAI’s flights from Cambodia to Yangon will be eligible for a visa-on-arrival (VOA).
MAI marketing and commercial executive, Aye Mra Tha, said the airline was expecting to attract more passengers on the extended route, since Phnom Penh was the business centre of Cambodia.
According to Aye, the flag carrier is also trying to persuade authorities to extend the VOA to arrivals from other destinations, including Bangkok, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. “We are still waiting for an approval,” she said.
Meanwhile, MAI is planning to operate five charter flights to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia during the Hajj pilgrimage this month, as well as an additional flight, up from two-weekly, to Gaya in India during the Bodhgaya pilgrimage season.
The airline will also operate five charter flights to Palembang in Indonesia during the upcoming South-east Asian Games, and 14 flights from Guangzhou to Yangon during the gem emporium in Nay Pyi Taw.
