PHNOM PENH, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Eighteen out of 36 airlines operating flights to and from Cambodia have increased their air ticket prices due to rising fuel costs caused by the Middle East conflict, said a civil aviation spokesperson on Tuesday.
Sinn Chanserey Vutha, secretary of state and spokesperson for the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation, said that the airlines have added a fuel surcharge on their basic airfares based on flight distance.
Four domestic airlines have increased their airfares by about 21 U.S. dollars on average, as foreign airlines have averagely raised their airfares by approximately 28 dollars, he said in a news release. ■
