Taiwanese airline increases Cambodian flights

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 08:50:01 GMT

Phnom Penh - Taiwan-based airline Eva Air became the latest airline to
increase its Cambodian flights, a local company spokesman said Monday.
Eva Air has increased its Phnom Penh to Taipei flights using its MD-90
planes to 12 per week, up from seven, after first trying to cope with
trade at 10 flights per week, a spokesman for the airline in Phnom
Penh said.

He said the airline, listed on the Taiwan Futures Exchange since 2001,
is capitalising on the popularity of its new Boeing 777-300ER fleet,
which transports passengers from Taipei to the US.

"Although 20 per cent of our passengers are Taiwanese on business or
holiday, the majority are Cambodians transferring in Taipei to fly on
to the US," the spokesman said by telephone.

He said the increase in flights had occurred in peak season, but at
this stage the airline was looking to maintain the additional flights,
with two flights a day leaving the capital five days a week.

Although it staunchly supports a One China policy, Cambodia has also
adopted an "open skies" policy regarding airlines which can utilize
its two major international airports, leading to a massive increase in
the country's air traffic in recent years.

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