KANDAL, Cambodia: Cambodia expects that its new airport serving the capital will open in July, a project official said Friday (Mar 21), in a major step forward in boosting the country’s lucrative tourism sector, whose growth was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Work on Phnom Penh’s new airport, officially known as Techo International Airport, began in 2019, covering an area of 2,600ha. It is located at the border of Kandal and Takeo provinces, about 30km south of the capital.
“I think the TIA airport here is going to be launched in the soft opening in July 2025, and we believe that so many passengers are waiting and they really want to come in to see this new airport,” said Charles Vann, director of the airport’s project…





























