Filipinos in Cambodia Hail New Direct Manila-Phnom Penh Air Link
PHNOM PENH 31 January 2019 — The Filipino community in Cambodia welcomed the recent announcement of Philippine Airlines (PAL) on the commencement of its Manila-Phnom Penh direct flight at a get-together with a PAL senior management team at the of the Philippine Embassy in Phnom Penh’s Multi-Purpose Hall.
The direct flights will begin on 1 April 2019.
“Air connectivity between our two capital cities has always been a main priority of the Philippine Embassy in order to intensify relations between the Philippines and Cambodia, and we thank PAL’s top management for favorably considering the representations we have made in the past few years to make it a reality,” said Ambassador to Cambodia Christopher B. Montero.
“PAL’s Manila-Phnom Penh direct flights will not only benefit the Filipino community in Cambodia, but will also serve to strengthen the overall relations between our two countries and peoples,” Ambassador Montero added.
At the gathering, PAL awarded complimentary round trip tickets (Phnom Penh-Manila) to two lucky members of the Filipino community.
Aside from the meeting with the Filipino community, the Embassy arranged meetings for the PAL team with high government officials of Cambodia’s State Secretariat of Civil Aviation and the Ministry of Tourism, as well as with top officials of Vinci Airport, the private company that manages the Phnom Penh International Airport, and the Cambodia Association of Travel Agents (CATA). END
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Right photo: Embassy and PAL officials call on Secretary of State Hor Monirath (4th from left) and officials of the Ministry of Tourism of Cambodia. (Phnom Penh PE photos)
Right photo: Embassy and PAL officials meet with top officials of the Cambodia Association of Travel Agents (CATA). (Phnom Penh PE photos)
(Source: www.dfa.gov.ph)