Malaysia Airlines to launch flights to Siem Reap

Malaysia Airlines is to operate scheduled air services linking Kuala Lumpur with Siem Reap, Cambodia's gateway to Angkor Wat, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Effective 3 June 2004, Malaysia Airlines will operate three weekly flights on Monday, Thursday and Saturday between Kuala Lumpur and Siem Reap. The outbound flight departs Kuala Lumpur at 1100 hours to reach Siem Reap at 1210 hours. The return flight departs Siem Reap at 1300 hours and transits Phnom Penh at 1345 hours before proceeding to arrive Kuala Lumpur at 1720 hours on the same day.

A two-class configured Boeing 737-400 aircraft with 16 Business and 128 Economy Class seats will be used for this new service injecting a total capacity of 432 seats per week per direction.