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Indonesia AirAsia opens new direct routes to Phnom Penh, Perth
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A celebration: Indonesia AirAsia CEO Veranita Yosephine (center) holds an Airbus A320 airplane model, posing for a photgraph with permanent secretary of state at the Cambodian State Secretariat of Civil Aviation Chea Aun (third left), secretary of state at the Cambodia Tourism Ministry Thong Rathasak (second left) and Charge d’Affaires ad interim of the Indonesian Embassy Lauti Nia Astri (third right) after the signing of a memorandum of understanding on tourism cooperation at the embassy in Phnom Penh on Monday, April 10. Indonesia AirAsia will fly direct to the Cambodian capital from Jakarta four times a week starting from April 19. (ANN/The Phnom Penh Post/Hong Menea)
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ndonesia AirAsia has recently launched direct flights from Jakarta to Phnom Penh and Perth, Western Australia, to strengthen the tourism industry and bilateral relations between all the countries involved.
The direct flights to the Cambodian capital followed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on tourism cooperation at the Indonesian Embassy in Phnom Penh on Monday, as reported by The Phnom Penh Post, a member of Asia News Network.
The direct flights to Jakarta will operate as scheduled services four days per week, using the Airbus A320 narrowbody aircraft, according to Chea Aun, permanent secretary of state at the Cambodian State Secretariat of Civil Aviation.
“Today’s event is a remarkable milestone which showcases the Bilateral Air Transport Service Agreement between Cambodia and Indonesia that was signed in 1969 and the 2006 MoU. It shows that the integration of ASEAN liberal air transportation arrangements has been proudly implemented,” Aun was quoted as saying by the newspaper.
Secretary of state at the Cambodia Tourism Ministry Thong Rathasak said the country received over 837,000 international tourists in the first two months of this year, with nearly 20,000 Indonesians.
“We expect to receive around 4.5 million international tourists this year, with over 150,000 of them coming from Indonesia. This is fitting, as 2023 marks the 64th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two nations,” he said as quoted by the newspaper.
Rathasak added that in 2022, with global travel and tourism industries approaching pre-pandemic conditions, Cambodia witnessed a remarkable surge in international tourism.
