Government Says New Jet Was Leased From Chinese Airline
The Council of Ministers has revealed that its new Airbus A320, meant for shuttling Prime Minister Hun Sen and a select few others around the world, is being leased from China Southern Airlines but refrained from disclosing how much the deal was worth. Last month, CPP lawmaker Cheam Yeap said the government had purchased the plane—which has an estimated price tag of $91.5 million—before retracting the claim and stating that it was being leased. … But on Friday, the Press and Quick Reaction Unit at the Council of Ministers said in a statement that the 150-seat plane, first used to fly King Norodom Sihamoni and Queen Mother Norodom Monineath to China last month, was being leased from China Southern. …
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