PHNOM PENH, Jun 17 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia reported more than 2.5 million air travellers during the first five months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 22 percent, Mao Havannall, minister in charge of the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation, said, yesterday.
Thirty-one international and domestic airlines operated flights to the kingdom’s three international airports, he said.
Havannall added that, currently, Cambodia has direct flights with eight ASEAN member countries, as well as China, South Korea, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, among others.
“Overall, we can assume that the aviation industry in Cambodia has gradually recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic,” he said in a speech, during the launching ceremony of the first Phnom Penh-New Delhi direct flight held at the Phnom Penh International Airport.
Officials hope that the Chinese-invested Siem Reap Angkor International Airport (SAI), which was put into official use in Nov, last year, will help attract more international airlines and travellers to Cambodia.– NNN-AKP
