My wife and I have tickets as far as Bangkok and are looking at Sky Angkor Airlines for the last leg. It seems to have very little record online but we are considering it as the rate is good.
Does anyone have experience or knowledge of this airline that we should know before we book?
armchairlawyer Expatriate Posts: 2381 Joined: Sat Aug 29, 2015 1:43 pm Reputation: 1429
by armchairlawyer » Sun Nov 27, 2022 9:01 am
daeum_tnaot wrote: Sun Nov 27, 2022 8:58 amHello forum,My wife and I have tickets as far as Bangkok and are looking at Sky Angkor Airlines for the last leg. It seems to have very little record online but we are considering it as the rate is good.
Does anyone have experience or knowledge of this airline that we should know before we book?
I have used them several times, always booked through trip.com. No problems.
Doc67 Expatriate Posts: 8579 Joined: Thu Nov 16, 2017 9:16 am Reputation: 7851Location: PHNOM PENH
by Doc67 » Sun Nov 27, 2022 9:12 am
Consider Lanmei, they are a little more expensive but include 20kg of checked baggage and have very civilised flight times.
The downside is their website is close to useless and you get directed to a page which is not secure. Just book through Trip.com or MyTrip.com and that works fine.
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by daeum_tnaot » Sun Nov 27, 2022 9:37 am
Kammekor wrote: Sun Nov 27, 2022 9:19 amdaeum_tnaot wrote: Sun Nov 27, 2022 9:14 amThanks armchairlawyer. We will have a lot of baggage. Are they generally pretty straightforward when it comes to their baggage allowances?Cambodia Airways offer 30kg of free allowance.
Thanks Kammekor, According to Sky Angkor Air, they allow a total of 40 kg for two pieces. I think they mean both of the pieces added together equal 40 kg.
On the standard international flight we'll be using to get to BKK its 23 kg * 2 is 46 kg per passenger.
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by daeum_tnaot » Sun Nov 27, 2022 9:41 am
Doc67 wrote: Sun Nov 27, 2022 9:12 amConsider Lanmei, they are a little more expensive but include 20kg of checked baggage and have very civilised flight times. The downside is their website is close to useless and you get directed to a page which is not secure. Just book through Trip.com or MyTrip.com and that works fine.
Thanks! I'll check that out as an alternative.
Doc67 Expatriate Posts: 8579 Joined: Thu Nov 16, 2017 9:16 am Reputation: 7851Location: PHNOM PENH
by Doc67 » Sun Nov 27, 2022 9:56 am
daeum_tnaot wrote: Sun Nov 27, 2022 9:37 amKammekor wrote: Sun Nov 27, 2022 9:19 amdaeum_tnaot wrote: Sun Nov 27, 2022 9:14 amThanks armchairlawyer. We will have a lot of baggage. Are they generally pretty straightforward when it comes to their baggage allowances?Cambodia Airways offer 30kg of free allowance.Thanks Kammekor, According to Sky Angkor Air, they allow a total of 40 kg for two pieces. I think they mean both of the pieces added together equal 40 kg.
On the standard international flight we'll be using to get to BKK its 23 kg * 2 is 46 kg per passenger.
This is the problem with stopping over, rather than a through ticket. You are trying to stuff 23kg long haul luggage into bargain basement short haul allowances of 7kg for hand luggage and 20kg bags at $50 a pop.
The baggage charges and ridiculously light hand luggage is making flying more unpleasant than it ever was.
As a side note, I was on an Air Asia flight recently and was stuck in a window seat. The legroom was the tightest I have ever seen, my knees where flush with the seat in front and I am not that tall. My friend is 6ft 2 and was noticeably crammed in, to the point of discomfort. I don't know if this is a new generation of cabins but, if so, flying just got more miserable. On the return leg we paid for an emergency exit seat at $40 each.
For me, Air Asia has now become an extra legroom flight or not at all.
Edit: I just had a look at Seat Guru and discover that Air Aisa has a seat pitch of 29" which is a f**king piss take.
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armchairlawyer Expatriate Posts: 2381 Joined: Sat Aug 29, 2015 1:43 pm Reputation: 1429
by armchairlawyer » Sun Nov 27, 2022 10:02 am
daeum_tnaot wrote: Sun Nov 27, 2022 9:14 amThanks armchairlawyer. We will have a lot of baggage. Are they generally pretty straightforward when it comes to their baggage allowances?
Yes, 40kg allowancxe when I travelled, no problems. They also opened their check-in at BKK 3 hours before departure. That means shorter lines. The equipment is an A321, so a lot of pax if it's full, but with so many BKK-PNH flights, it raerely is.
What is the baggage allowance for Cambodia Airways?
Passengers are given a free checked baggage allowance of 20kg [44 lbs] of& on most flights. However, this may differ depending on the fare purchased and the route flown. No one piece of checked bag must not exceed the combined dimensions of 158cm [62"].
Is Sky Angkor good?
I can't recommend the customer service on this airline enough! I Had the most incredible experience ever. My flight from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh on a different airline was delayed, which should have made us miss our Sky Angkor flight to Seoul. We alerted the other airline staff.