Hun Sen announces new airport

29 October 2012
The Phnom Penh Post
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Prime Minister Hun Sen requisitioned 768 hectares of land on Saturday that will be used to build an international airport in Kampong Chhnang after 2025. During presiding over a land title distribution ceremony in Kampong Chhnang province, the prime minister announced the expansion of the airport. ... Ten days ago, Hun Sen said at the launch of the 2012-2020 Tourism Development Strategic Plan at Vimean Santepheap that the current airports cannot serve the increasing numbers of passengers expected to arrive in Cambodia. ... Bun Rotha, Director of Phnom Penh International Airport, said by the time Kampong Chhnang Airport is completed, the site will be easily accessible from Phnom Penh because a new highway will be constructed specifically to serve the airport. ...

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