Siem Reap Int'l airport traffic records 1 mln passengers in year

Cambodia's Siem Reap International Airport on Thursday welcomed its first 1 millionth passenger in a single year, local newspaper reported on Saturday.

The airport's operator Societe Concessionaire des Aeroports ( SCA) announced Friday that British women Harriet Crawford-Turner become the 1 millionth passenger.

Last year marked the first time that Phnom Penh International Airport reached the 1 million-passenger mark and there will be a slight increase at the capital's airport this year, The Cambodia Daily quoted SCA spokesman Norinda Khek as saying.

"Tourists are rediscovering Cambodia. Before they may have heard of Angkor Wat but now, more and more, they know it is in Cambodia. The government and others have done a good job on promotion this year," he said.

In 2004, 799,743 international and domestic passengers arrived in Siem Reap, compared to 551,344 in 2003, Norinda Khek said, adding that in mid-2006, a new international terminal will open at Siem Reap airport and the current terminal will service domestic passengers exclusively.

Source: Xinhua