Lanmei Airlines

Cambodian airline

Lanmei Airlines
ឡានម៉ីអ៊ែរឡាញ

IATA	ICAO	Callsign
LQ	MKR	AIR LANME

Founded

2016; 8 years ago (2016)

Commenced operations

15 September 2017; 6 years ago (2017-09-15)

Ceased operations

since January 2024

Hubs

Phnom Penh International Airport

Secondary hubs

Siem Reap–Angkor International Airport

Focus cities

Sihanouk International Airport

Fleet size

Destinations

Headquarters

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Key people

Dr. Lee Kun

Li Yue Zhou

Website

www.lanmeiairlines.com

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Lanmei Airlines (Cambodia) Co., Ltd (Khmer: ឡានម៉ីអ៊ែរឡាញ; Chinese: 澜湄航空) was a Cambodian airline that operates scheduled flights and has ceased its operations due to internal financial issue and constraints Since January 2024.

History

Based in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, Lanmei Airlines is a local Cambodia air transport company. "Lanmei" is an abbreviation for the Lancang-Mekong River. The Lancang River originates in Southwest China and becomes known as Mekong.^{[citation needed]}

Lanmei Airlines commenced four times weekly Phnom Penh-Hanoi and Phnom Penh-Siem Reap-Ho Chi Minh City services on 15 September 2017 and three times weekly Phnom Penh-Siem Reap-Macau-Phnom Penh service on 16 September 2017.^[1] In the Coronavirus period, Lanmei Airlines Flew to Kathmandu, Islamabad, Lahore, New Delhi, and Yangon. Lanmei Airlines and Cambodian MJ Airlines signed a strategic cooperation agreement in November 2018.^{[citation needed]}

Destinations

As of January 2023, Lanmei Airlines served the following destinations:^[2]

Country	City	Airport	Notes	Refs
Cambodia	Phnom Penh	Phnom Penh International Airport	Hub
	Siem Reap	Siem Reap–Angkor International Airport	Hub
	Sihanoukville	Sihanouk International Airport	Focus city
China	Changsha	Changsha Huanghua International Airport
	Chengdu	Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport	Terminated
	Fuzhou	Fuzhou Changle International Airport	Terminated
	Guangzhou	Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport		^[3]
	Guiyang	Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport	Terminated
	Jieyang	Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport	Terminated
	Nanchang	Nanchang Changbei International Airport	Terminated
	Nanjing	Nanjing Lukou International Airport	Terminated
	Nanning	Nanning Wuxu International Airport
	Shenzhen	Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport	Terminated	^[4]
	Shijiazhuang	Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport	Terminated
	Tianjin	Tianjin Binhai International Airport	Terminated
	Wuhan	Wuhan Tianhe International Airport	Terminated
	Xiamen	Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport	Terminated
	Xi’an	Xi'an Xianyang International Airport	Terminated
Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong International Airport	Terminated
Macau	Macau	Macau International Airport	Terminated
Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	Kuala Lumpur International Airport
Philippines	Manila	Ninoy Aquino International Airport	Terminated
Thailand	Bangkok	Suvarnabhumi Airport
Vietnam	Ho Chi Minh City	Tan Son Nhat International Airport	Terminated

Fleet

Current

As of March 2024^[update], Lanmei Airlines had the following aircraft:^[5]

Aircraft	In service	Orders	Passengers	Notes
Airbus A320-200	0	—	180	Returned to lessor.^[6]
Total	0

Former fleet

Lanmei Airlines formerly also operated the following aircraft types:^[5]

Aircraft	Total	Introduced	Retired	Notes
Airbus A319-100	3	2017	2020
Airbus A321-200	2	2017	2023

References

^ "Lanmei Airlines commences scheduled service from Oct 2017". Routesonline.com. Archived from the original on 2022-08-15. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
^ "New Generation of E-Commerce". 2023-01-29. Archived from the original on 2023-01-29. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
^ "Lanmei Airlines continues China expansion in mid-May 2018". Routesonline.com. Archived from the original on 2022-08-15. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
^ "Lanmei Airlines to launch Siem Reap & Sihanoukville with Shenzhen in Aug 2019". LanmeiAirlines.Com. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Lanmei Airlines Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net.
^ "A320-200, XU-928". Ch-aviation.com.