Cambodian airport operator, rice exporter expect business rise after RCEP takes effect

Phnom Penh, Cambodia - January 6, 2018 : Passengers wait for check in , there are not a lot of people after new year long week end in Phnom Penh international airport.

PHNOM PENH, Jan. 1 (Xinhua): Planes carrying cargoes subsequently landed in Cambodia on Friday, a day before the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) free trade agreement enters into force, which is expected to boost air cargo growth in a long term, an airport's cargo supervisor said.

One of the freight airlifters touched down at Phnom Penh International Airport on Friday afternoon was K-Mile Air flight 8K802 from Bangkok, Thailand. The aircraft carried garments and general goods.