Emirates restarts service to Phnom Penh via Singapore

Emirates at this time celebrated the relaunch of its day by day Phnom Penh service via Singapore. This service marks Emirates’ first direct hyperlink between Singapore and Phnom Penh, reaffirming the airline’s dedication to the Southeast Asian market.

Departing from Dubai at 0130 hrs, the maiden EK348 flight touched down in Singapore at 1305 hrs earlier than persevering with its journey to Phnom Penh at 1535 hrs. The event was commemorated with a ceremonial occasion on the Emirates Lounge in Changi Airport Terminal 1, graced by esteemed friends together with Jamal Abdulla AlSuwaidi, UAE Ambassador to Singapore;  Vy. Samdy, First Secretary, Cambodian Embassy; Steven Ler, President, National Association of Travel Agents Singapore;  Damon Wong, Senior Vice President, Airport Operations Planning, Changi Airport Group;  Nabil Sultan, Emirates’ Executive Vice President of Passenger Sales and Country Management;  Orhan Abbas, Emirates’ Senior Vice President of Commercial Operations for Far East; and Rashed Alfajeer, Emirates’ Country Manager for Singapore and Brunei.

Rashed Alfajeer, Emirates’ Country Manager for Singapore & Brunei,mentioned: “The launch of the daily service between Singapore and Phnom Penh follows the relaunch of our daily direct flight between Singapore and Melbourne in January 2023.This further strengthens our network in the region, offering travellers the opportunity to Fly Better with Emirates, and businesses wider and deeper trade connections.”

Nabil Sultan commented on Emirates’ resumed operations to Phnom Penh: “Cambodia’s wealthy cultural heritage and rising financial stability make it a horny vacation spot for leisure and enterprise travels. We’re excited for this distinctive gateway to as soon as once more be part of our already in depth Far East community. Through the linked providers between Singapore and Phnom Penh, we’re additionally in a position to assist the commerce and enterprise actions between the 2 regional hubs and facilitate the handy cargo of imports and exports between Singapore, Cambodia and the UAE, in addition to different markets in our world community.

We thank the native authorities in Cambodia for his or her assist in facilitating the return of our operations to Phnom Penh, and look ahead to providing a world-class journey expertise for patrons, and driving extra guests into each Singapore and Cambodia.”

Situated within the south-central area of Cambodia, Phnom Penh serves because the nation’s main financial, industrial, and cultural hub. The introduction of Emirates’ new service is not going to solely increase the airline’s connectivity to and from Dubai inside Southeast Asia but additionally fosters seamless journey and commerce between Singapore and Cambodia.

Emirates operates its fashionable Boeing 777-300ER plane in a three-class configuration on flights to Phnom Penh, providing 8 non-public suites in First Class, 42 lie flat seats in Business Class and 304 spacious seats in Economy Class.

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Phnom Penh’s linked schedule with Singapore is conveniently timed, offering optimum connecting alternatives from key European and American cities together with Paris, Lyon, Nice, London Heathrow, Boston, and New York. Additionally, Emirates SkyCargo will supply cargo bellyhold capability on the Boeing 777-300ER of greater than 300 tonnes per week out and in of Phnom Penh. Main commodities exported from Phnom Penh consists of textiles, prescription drugs, and different high-value commodities.

Travellers on Emirates can even benefit from the airline’s award-winning service and industry-leading merchandise throughout all lessons, with regionally impressed dishes and complimentary drinks, and the airline’s award-winning ice inflight leisure system which presents up to 6,500 channels of on-demand leisure in over 40 languages, together with films, TV reveals, and an intensive musical library together with video games, audio books, and podcasts.