PHNOM PENH: Qatar Airways resumed daily flights between Phnom Penh (PNH) and Doha (DOH) yesterday, October 29, 2023. The first flight landed at Phnom Penh International Airport at 4:03 p.m.
Cyril Girot, Chief Executive Officer of Cambodia Airports, a subsidiary of VINCI Airports, the world’s leading private airport operator, said: “Our airports teams work tirelessly on attracting new airlines or luring them back, and increasing flights; therefore, seeing the landing of the resumption Qatar Airways flight at Phnom Penh International Airport is an invaluable reward for them.”
Recently, the Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet showed his confidence that tourism will rebound in 2023. He pointed to the fact that Cambodia had already received 3.5 million international tourists in the first eight months of the year, an increase of 50.8% compared to the same period in 2022.
Domestic tourism has also seen a strong recovery, with 12.38 million visitors recorded in the first eight months of 2023, an increase of 62.5% over the same period in 2022.
