US EditionCambodia opens a new $2 billion airport to serve Phnom Penh
The $2 billion Techo International Airport in Kandal province aims to increase Cambodia's tourism with an initial capacity of 13 million passengers, expanding to 50 million by 2050.
- Prime Minister Hun Manet opened Techo International Airport in Kandal province to serve Phnom Penh and attract tourists and investors.
- The new airport, built as a joint venture between the Cambodian government and the Overseas Cambodian Investment Corp, replaces the nearly 70-year-old Phnom Penh International Airport.
- The airport's design allows it to handle 13 million passengers initially, rising to 30 million after 2030 and 50 million by 2050, while Cambodia recorded about 4 million tourists Jan–Aug and 6.7 million last year.
- The airport opening coincides with renewed international scrutiny of online crime, as the reported death of a young South Korean man and recent sanctions by the United States and Britain intensify concerns.
- Regional tensions remain relevant even as new infrastructure opens after the Cambodia–Thailand five-day conflict , halted by a ceasefire, left tensions high; Techo International is the second new major airport in two years after Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport opened October 2023.
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