New airlines drive passenger growth

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Cambodia’s three main international airports welcomed about three million passengers in the first quarter of the year, a rise of 26.1 per cent thanks to the increased number of new airlines from China and the opening of new routes. According to the quarterly report from VINCI Airports, Cambodia Airports’ mother company, the three airports reported sharp traffic growth.

 

“Growth was particularly strong in Phnom Penh, as the capital’s airport welcomed 1.4 million passengers (up 34.5 percent), reflecting the arrival of new carriers like Malindo, Vietjet and Shenzhen Airlines, the growth of Chinese carriers such as Spring, China Southern Airlines and Xiamen Airlines, and the opening of major new routes by local airlines such as Singapore and Bangkok by JC Airlines and Lan Mei,” it said.

 

“Activity was also brisk in Siem Reap (up 17.4 percent) with travelers from China and domestic market being the main drivers of growth.” Ho Vandy, secretary-general of the Cambodian National Tourism Alliance, said yesterday that the rise in passengers through the airports reflected the country’s political stability, economic growth and the increase in people’s income.

 

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