Embassy of France looks to facilitate up to two repatriation flights this June

Embassy of France looks to facilitate up to two repatriation flights this June

The French Embassy in Cambodia is facilitating its citizens and those from UK, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and opportunity to fly to Europe via Frankfurt, Germany. The flights were originally scheduled to arrive in Amsterdam.

In a notice posted on the embassy’s website, it states that it has received a demand for up to 305 seats for this route which is expected to be from Phnom Penh and or Vientiane, Lao PDR.

The demand is enough to proceed to the next step and organize the flight. However, it is lower than that initially expected to execute Option A (2 flights with 180 seats on a smaller aircraft with fuel stops).

Because the results are very close, no option alone could fill an entire aircraft without changing the price drastically.

“Thus, the embassy has closed a deal with an operator so that we can offer a middle ground solution – the benefits of Option B (non-stop flight in a long-haul aircraft) with a price close to Option A. To manage a better deal, we needed to change the final destination to Frankfurt, because it’s the main base of the aircraft. Also, the operator chosen has recently operated flights to Laos and Cambodia and have experience with the flight permits process.

“We will be offering a long-haul Boeing 767-300ER – 241 seats will be made available for reservation. All seats are “Economy seats”. The tentative dates are 15th-20th of June, to be confirmed upon flight approvals and permissions granted. Boarding will be allowed at Phnom Penh International and Wattay International Airport only and passengers boarding in PNH shall remain inside the aircraft during the stopover at VTE.”

It further added that the flight was dependent on a minimum of 241 passengers being achieved via confirmed booking and id number with a waiting list of 25 and that the embassy is not involved in the organization of the said flights and does not intervene in the setting of the prices. Embassy of France

Credited: Khmer Times