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SIHANOUKVILLE
Managed by VINCI Airports subsidiary Cambodia Airports since 2006, the Sihanoukville airport connects Cambodia’s major seaside destination and seaboard with its capital, Phnom Penh, and the city of Siem Reap. On July 29, 2014, the airport welcomed its first international charter route, operated by Skywings to Seoul. Other routes are to follow during the winter season. To support ongoing traffic growth, an air terminal extension is planned. The first phase of works will be completed in 2015.
ARTISANS D’ANGKOR
SIEM REAP
The Artisans d’Angkor company was set up to conserve and foster Khmer crafts and foster employment for the population of the Siem Reap region. Supported by VINCI Airports, the company produces and sells local crafts products and sells them in 42 outlets. It has more than 1,300 employees, including 900 artisans, and generates a livelihood for 5,000 people.
STRONG GROWTH
The Angkor temples near Siem Reap attract an increasing number of tourists from all over the world. To better accommodate them, an investment program will be carried out between now and 2016 to double the capacity of the airport, which recorded traffic growth of nearly 20% in 2013 through the creation of new routes. The airport will be given a 26,000 sq. meter passenger terminal that can handle up to 5 million passengers a year. The direct link with the Angkor region is at the core of Cambodia Airports’ action to preserve Khmer culture, which includes financial support for architectural dig programs at the Angkor sites; sponsorship of the “Angkor, birth of a myth” exhibition at the Guimet museum in Paris; and support for people living in the region through the Artisans d’Angkor social enterprise.
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