Lanmei Airlines

Lanmei Airlines, formally Lanmei Airlines (Cambodia) Co., Ltd, was a Cambodian airline based in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap. The carrier operated scheduled passenger services within Cambodia and to destinations elsewhere in Asia. Its name referred to the Lancang–Mekong river system: the Lancang River in China becomes the Mekong as it flows through mainland Southeast Asia, giving the airline a regional identity tied to the countries connected by the river basin. The airline began scheduled operations in September 2017. Its initial network included a four-times-weekly Phnom Penh–Hanoi service and a Phnom Penh–Siem Reap–Ho Chi Minh City routing, which also operated four times per week. On the following day, the airline introduced a three-times-weekly Phnom Penh–Siem Reap–Macau–Phnom Penh service. These routes positioned Lanmei as a regional carrier linking Cambodia with neighboring Vietnam and the Macau market, while also using Siem Reap as an important Cambodian point in its network. Lanmei’s business was centered on scheduled air transport rather than a broad branded travel portfolio. Its principal offering was regional passenger connectivity, supported by domestic Cambodian service and international routes across Asia. During the coronavirus period, the airline operated or served routes involving Kathmandu, Islamabad, Lahore, New Delhi, and Yangon. These destinations indicate that the carrier’s network extended beyond its initial mainland Southeast Asian focus during a period when airline schedules and international access were heavily affected by public-health restrictions and changing border conditions. In November 2018, Lanmei Airlines and Cambodian MJ Airlines signed a strategic cooperation agreement. The available reference material does not specify the agreement’s detailed commercial terms, ownership implications, or operational results, but it represents a notable partnership decision in the airline’s short history. Lanmei Airlines ultimately ceased all operations in 2024 and is therefore a defunct airline. Publicly available reference material provides limited information about its ownership, management team, financial performance, fleet development, and the precise circumstances surrounding the shutdown. Accordingly, the brand is best understood as a short-lived Cambodian regional airline whose operating history ran from its September 2017 launch through its closure in 2024.

Lanmei Airlines was a Cambodian air transport company headquartered in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap. The airline’s name was derived from the Lancang–Mekong river system. The Lancang River originates in southwestern China and is known as the Mekong farther downstream, providing a geographical reference for a carrier serving mainland Southeast Asia and nearby Asian markets. Lanmei entered scheduled airline operations in September 2017. On 15 September, it launched four-times-weekly services from Phnom Penh to Hanoi and a Phnom Penh–Siem Reap–Ho Chi Minh City service. The following day, it introduced a three-times-weekly Phnom Penh–Siem Reap–Macau–Phnom Penh route. The initial schedule gave the airline a combination of Cambodian domestic connectivity, Vietnamese links, and access to Macau. The airline subsequently operated a wider set of international services. During the coronavirus period, its destinations included Kathmandu, Islamabad, Lahore, New Delhi, and Yangon. The available reference material does not provide a complete account of schedule changes, aircraft deployment, passenger volumes, or the effect of travel restrictions on the company. It does, however, indicate that Lanmei maintained or developed links reaching South Asia and Myanmar during this period. In November 2018, Lanmei Airlines entered a strategic cooperation agreement with Cambodian MJ Airlines. No detailed terms of the agreement are identified in the available source, so its precise impact on routes, fleet, sales, or corporate structure cannot be established here. The airline’s public reference profile includes destination and fleet listings, but the supplied material does not identify a complete fleet history or provide verified information about aircraft ownership, leasing arrangements, senior executives, or financial results. Lanmei ultimately ceased all operations in 2024. Its operating period therefore covered a relatively short span from its 2017 launch to its closure seven years later. The brand’s principal historical significance lies in its attempt to establish a Cambodian regional scheduled carrier serving Cambodia, Vietnam, Macau, and selected destinations across South and Southeast Asia.

• 2024

  Operations cease

  [1]Lanmei Airlinesen.wikipedia.org

  Lanmei Airlines ceased all operations and became defunct.

• 2018

  Strategic cooperation with Cambodian MJ Airlines

  [1]Lanmei Airlinesen.wikipedia.org

  Lanmei Airlines and Cambodian MJ Airlines signed a strategic cooperation agreement in November.

• 2017

  Scheduled passenger operations begin

  [1]Lanmei Airlinesen.wikipedia.org

  Lanmei Airlines commenced scheduled services on 15 September with four-times-weekly Phnom Penh–Hanoi and Phnom Penh–Siem Reap–Ho Chi Minh City operations.

• 2017

  Macau service added

  [1]Lanmei Airlinesen.wikipedia.org

  On 16 September, the airline began a three-times-weekly Phnom Penh–Siem Reap–Macau–Phnom Penh service.

A Cambodian regional scheduled airline connecting Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, and other Cambodian points with destinations in mainland Southeast Asia and wider Asia.

• Airline transportation · 2017

  Scheduled passenger services

  Lanmei Airlines’ core product was scheduled passenger air transport. The network combined domestic Cambodian connectivity with international services to Vietnam, Macau, and other Asian destinations. Its initial routes connected Phnom Penh and Siem Reap with Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and Macau, while later coronavirus-period operations included destinations in Nepal, Pakistan, India, and Myanmar.

• 2018

  Strategic cooperation with Cambodian MJ AirlinesStrategy

  Background

  Lanmei Airlines pursued cooperation with another Cambodian aviation company during its early operating period.

  Action taken

  The two airlines signed a strategic cooperation agreement in November 2018.

  Aftermath

  The available reference material does not specify the agreement’s operational, commercial, or ownership consequences.

  Source

1. 1Lanmei Airlinesen.wikipedia.org