PHNOM PENH, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia has registered a total of 2.52 million air passengers in the first four months of 2025, a year-on-year increase of 18 percent, a spokesperson said on Thursday.
Sinn Chanserey Vutha, who is also a secretary of state for the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation, said international and domestic airlines had operated 22,686 flights to the kingdom's three international airports during the January-April period this year, up 17 percent compared to the same period last year.
He said that the Southeast Asian country also saw an 8 percent rise in air cargo volume to 22,350 tons.
Chanserey Vutha said Cambodia is forecast to receive 7.5 million air passengers in 2025, up from 6.24 million in 2024.
He was confident that the Siem Reap Angkor International Airport, which was put into official use 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 recently.
