Cambodia sees 19 pct rise in air passengers during January-March period

Cambodia sees 19 pct rise in air passengers during January-March period

A spokesperson said on Friday that Cambodia reported 1.96 million air travelers in the first quarter of 2025, up 19 percent from the same period last year.

Sinn Chanserey Vutha, who is also a secretary of state for the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation, said international and domestic airlines had operated 17,434 flights to the kingdom’s three international airports during the January-March period this year, also up 19 percent compared to the same period last year.

He added that the Southeast Asian country also recorded a 10 percent surge in air cargo volume to 17,147 tons.

Chanserey Vutha said Cambodia is projected to receive 7.5 million air passengers in 2025, an expected rise of 20 percent from 6.24 million in 2024.

He was confident that the Siem Reap Angkor International Airport (SAI), which was officially opened in November 2023, and the Techo International Airport, which is scheduled to open to commercial operations in July 2025, would help attract more international airlines and passengers to Cambodia.

“The two new international airports are capable of handling the landing of almost all kinds of aircraft from across the world, so I believe that they will be able to attract more reputable international airlines to operate direct flights to Cambodia,” he told Xinhua. 

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