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#REDIRECT [[Small Planet Airlines]]
{{short description|Former airline of Cambodia}}

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| airline = Small Planet Airlines Cambodia
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| IATA = RD
| ICAO = LKH
| callsign = SKY PLANET
| founded = October 2017
| headquarters = [[Phnom Penh, Cambodia]]
| commenced = November 2017
| ceased = 9 November 2018
| bases = {{nowrap|[[Siem Reap International Airport]]}}
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| fleet_size = 2
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| website = {{url|https://www.smallplanet.aero/en/|smallplanet.aero}}
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'''Small Planet Airlines Cambodia''' <ref name="aanet">[http://www.austrianaviation.net/detail/grounding-bei-small-planet-kambodscha/ austrianaviation.net - "Grounding at Small Planet Cambodia"] (German) 28 November 2018</ref> was an airline based at [[Siem Reap International Airport]]. It was a subsidiary of the now defunct [[Small Planet Airlines]] from [[Lithuania]].

==History==
Small Planet Airlines Cambodia is the name of [[Small Planet Airlines|Small Planet Group]]'s Cambodian subsidiary, created as a joint-venture to reduce the effects of seasonality on its business that offers holiday charters through its European bases. In October 2017 Small Planet was granted an [[air operator's certificate]] by the Cambodia State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SSCA) to establish a carrier based at [[Siem Reap]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/small-planet-granted-local-air-operators-certificate |title=Small Planet granted local Air Operator's Certificate |author=Cam McGrath | date=4 October 2017|work=The Phnom Penh Post }}</ref> Small Planet Airlines Cambodia planned to operate leisure flights from Siem Reap to destinations in South Korea and China with plans for further Asian countries, including Thailand and Japan.<ref>[https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/60144-small-planet-airlines-cambodian-unit-secures-aoc ch-aviation.com - Small Planet Airlines' Cambodian unit secures AOC] 4 October 2018</ref> It commenced operations on 30 November 2017 with its first flight from the capital [[Phnom Penh]] to [[Siem Reap]].<ref>[https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/62266-small-planet-airlines-cambodia-commences-operations ch-aviation.com - Small Planet Airlines Cambodia commences operations] 11 December 2017</ref>

In November 2018 the airline temporarily suspended operations due to financial difficulties. In the weeks prior, its sister companies in Poland and Germany also ceased operations for the same reason.<ref name="ch-aviation.com">[https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/S5C ch-aviation.com - Small Planet Airlines Cambodia] retrieved 28 November 2018</ref>

==Destinations==
[[File:Small Planet Airlines at Cambodia.jpg|thumb|Small Planet Airlines Cambodia [[Airbus A320-200]]]]
The airline operated regular service from its base at [[Siem Reap International Airport]] to [[Phnom Penh]] and [[Sihanoukville (city)|Preah Sihanouk]].<ref>[https://www.smallplanet.aero/en/flight-schedule/1398?from=REP&to=&date=&number= smallplanet.aero - Flight schedule] retrieved 18 November 2018</ref>

==Fleet==
As of October 2018, Small Planet Airlines Cambodia operated the following fleet:<ref>[https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Small-Planet-Airlines-Cambodia planetspotters.net] retrieved 14 October 2018</ref>

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|+ Small Planet Airlines Cambodia fleet
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!Aircraft
!In service
!Orders
!Passengers
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|[[Airbus A320 family|Airbus A320-200]]
|2
|&mdash;
|180
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!Total
!2
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==See also==
* [[Transport in Cambodia]]
* [[List of airlines of Cambodia]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.smallplanet.aero/en/ Official website]

{{Portalbar|Cambodia|Companies|Aviation}}
{{Airlines of Cambodia}}

[[Category:Defunct airlines of Cambodia]]
[[Category:Airlines established in 2017]]
[[Category:Airlines disestablished in 2018]]
[[Category:2018 disestablishments in Cambodia]]
[[Category:Cambodian companies established in 2017]]
[[Category:Defunct charter airlines]]

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