BuffHello Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 Cambodia to rebuild seaside international airport in Sihanoukville Cambodia to rebuild seaside airport Cambodia has approved plans for an international airport in the coastal city of Sihanoukville, hoping that rebuilding the facility will boost tourism. Tuesday, June 13, 2006 Cambodia has approved plans for an international airport in the coastal city of Sihanoukville, hoping that rebuilding the facility will boost tourism. Soy Sokhan, an undersecretary of state for civil aviation, said a rebuilt airport would be able to take direct flights from neighboring countries, allowing visitors to head for the country's beaches and have a quick link to the Angkor temple town of Siem Reap. Like many of Cambodia's smaller airports that were once part of an extensive domestic network, the facility in Sihanoukville, 230 kilometers southwest of Phnom Penh, is closed. The government hopes to reopen it to domestic flights by the end of the year and later introduce international routes, said Soy Sokhan. There are also plans to reopen the airport in the northeastern town of Kratie, near a stretch of the Mekong river home to endangered Irrawaddy dolphins that Cambodia hopes to preserve as a tourist attraction. Tourism is one of the few sources of foreign exchange for Cambodia, which is still clawing its way back to normalcy after nearly three decades of conflict that ended in 1998. Almost 1.5 million tourist arrivals were recorded in 2005, mostly from Asian countries, and the hope is for three million annually by 2010. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorldFun Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 best of luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultras67 Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 a quick link from Snooky to Sieam Reap? errrrr............... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dddave Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 An American who was participating in the negotiations leading to this statement was staying at my hotel in P.P. The same outfit that runs the airports at both Siem Reap and Phnom Phen has wrested control of the Sihanoukville Airport from the Malaysian company that previously held the contract. The airport has been 80% completed but non-operational for several years. They have to elongate the runway and upgrade navigational gear before it can be certified. They hope to be in operation by early next year, Bangkok Air has already signed on for flights from Bangkok and Samui. The big hope is that a share of the Million+ passengers expected to fly in and out of Siem Reap next year can be enticed to spend some beach time in Snooky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack_schist Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 the airport manager makes fantastic smoked hams. nothing else to do as he hadnt had a plane in 9 months. We went for a ride out there at xmas time and checked out the terminal. very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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