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| French Secretary of State for Transport Thierry Mariani (C-R), attends a launching ceremony at Phnom Penh international airport, Cambodia, 31 March 2011. Air France resumes flights to Cambodia after a 35-year interval. The thrice weekly flights between Paris and Phonm Penh via Bangkok, will utilise an Airbus A340, then in May 2011 will replace the Airbus A340 with a Boeing 777, with a greater capacity. EPA/MAK REMISSA |
Mar 31, 2011
DPA
Phnom Penh - Air France's first commercial flight to Phnom Penh in nearly four decades landed in the Cambodian capital on Thursday.
The arrival of flight AF274 marked the resumption of a service that the company terminated in 1974 as the Khmer Rouge was on the cusp of taking control of Cambodia.
The chief executive of Air France KLM, Pierre-Henri Gourgeon, said the reopening of the service to Phnom Penh after 37 years was 'really emotional.'
'(Cambodia) is a country that developed (bonds) in the past very strongly with France,' he said. 'We feel we are in a French-speaking area. We understand the culture.'
Air France ended its service in mid-1974 because 'instability was worryingly high,' he said.
Within a year Pol Pot's ultra-Maoist movement had captured the capital. The Khmer Rouge held power for nearly four years during which as many as 2.2 million Cambodians died.
Gourgeon said Air France would run three flights a week between the two countries, and confirmed a future schedule could include Siem Reap, the country's tourism centre and home to the famed Angkor Wat temple complex.
'Siem Reap is very important, but as far as I understand it, it was easier from a commercial and diplomatic point of view to start in Phnom Penh,' he said.
The new service will add 40 tons of cargo capacity weekly between the two nations, which Gourgeon said should help to boost bilateral trade.
Air France said it would operate Boeing 777 aircraft on the route, with a one-hour stopover in Bangkok.
The new Paris-Phnom Penh route is part of Air France KLM's strategy to boost growth by adding 11 destinations this year.
Tourism is a rapidly growing industry in Cambodia, and one of the four pillars of the economy along with agriculture, construction and garment manufacturing. Around 2.5 million people visited the country last year.
Cambodia has strong ties to France, its former colonial power. It gained its independence in 1953 after 90 years of foreign rule as part of French Indochina, which also included Vietnam and Laos.
19 comments:
Ahhh cool. This means that I won't be meeting Khmer folks from France in Taipai for connection flight.
stupid french taking khmer land to give to vietnam....
all khmer in french are useless and jobless and come back to cambodia to be a big officials... useless heads..
10:37 PM
You are just too stupid like the French.
How you know all the Khmer people live in France are useless & jobless ?
First criticizing the French, than you own Khmer people.
Are you racist or you want, that our country always be a Vietnam puppet, soon or later only the Viets live n Cambodia ?
I like Youn live in Cambodia than Somrainsy lives in Cambodia.
What was Mr. Sam Rainsy has done to hurt Khmer feeling?
What is Hun Sen have done to hurt Khmer people? Millions of reasons Khmer people will be hurt and loss of land forever by Hun Sen's regime.
Khmer people that joined and supported Hun Sen because of short-term survival and carelessness about their own country.
Khmer people must join and support Sam Rainsy for long-term survival and save CAMBODIA from the Vietnamese expansion.
more money for HUN SEN....
What the frech try todo?
Spy over Tiger Lare for next bombing after Libya???
11:18pm- Cambodia belongs to Khmer including Sam Rainsy who are also Khmr. You- the Yuon-
must go back to Dai Viet. This is where you came from.
10:37pm-
Sad about Kampuchea Krom, but without Frech, Cambodia would not have been existed. We were diappeared from the world map twice in history because of our stupid leaders. now again stupid leaders.
US resident
welcome back to cambodia, air france. please increase france's investment and travel to beautiful cambodia. god bless cambodia and france.
Those corrupted officials smiling and partying right now!...More $$$ for them to pocketing...from khmer tourist...
I would like to see alot of foreigner people controlling our In't airport...I think this is a good way to cleaning up all corrupted officials working at the airport! Even the staffs, the people who call the Taxi for you...corrupted? They all team up with officials there....
i think rich nations should rent cambodia and make it better for our future. the british leased hong kong for about 100 years and hong kong is so developed. same with cambodia. we want western develpment assistance and reform and law and rule of law, human rights, good healthcare system, better educational institions, advance technology, modern infrastructure, etc, etc, in cambodia, ok! god bless cambodia.
and next we want a bigger aiport in cambodia, bigger than the one we have right now, ok! and we want american military and the EU military to help protec cambodia from evil, etc, too. thank you.
ALL,SCUM..YOUN AND SIAMES DON`T BE JEALOUS WITH CAMBODIAN PEOPLES AND THE KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA!.LEAVE US ALONE ALL YOU FUCKING FRICKY!..STICNKY!..SHIT..MOTHER FUCKERS!.GO BACK IN YOUR OWN FORUM..ASSHOLE!.ONE DAY ALL OF YOU WILL SMELL SMOKE FROM THE KHMER PEOPLES...ASS!.GOOD LUCK CAMBODIAN PEOPLES AROUND THE GLOBE.GODBUDHHA BLESS ALL KHMER PEOPLES AROUND THE WORLD.
10:37 PM,
you are the one is stupid, not knowing how the Khmer still becomes existed today because French had done very good things to protect Khmer people from being extinct because Vietcong Yuon bastards manipulated and played politics for several decades.
How many French soldiers and people have been killed by Vietcong/Yuon in the secret ways and play the trick and form faked group called Khmer Vietminh, what the fuck you are!
Yuon/Vietgook had played the dead and dirty games within Khmer and French, by creating the Chaos and confusion, that Khmer did not like French. Yuon/Vietgook are the most hypocrite race, trying to steal the land or swallow Khmer land. I am so glad that French was there in Indochina to destroy Yuou/Vietgook dirty plan when Yuon bastards were so busy to rename and change the names of Cambodian provinces, districts, towns and villages all over the Khmer territory back in 1800 to 1900 (including Laos territory). So, French stopped them (evil/dirty Yuon bastards and bitches) from renaming and changing the names of Cambodia/Khmer provinces and districts etc.
Khmer Vietminh (the same as Yuon/Viet) bastards/bitches were faked Khmer in front of French and other Khmer people that time. They were very evil and manipulated French to hate Khmer people and lied to French that Khmer was extreme or nationalist and then turned French into blind eyes that Khmer were the enemies to French in the favor of Yuon/Viet. As you see, Khmer Krom was given to Yuon/Viet by French. Remembers, the time when Yuon/Viet's dirty and dead games that destroyed the relationship between Khmer and French and did a lot of damages to Khmer images in front of gullible French people and colonists as well as Khmer/Cambodian people.
One evidence had proven that, in Khmer Krom (Southern Vietnam today), Yuon/Vietminh bastards and bitches have collected the broken glasses the created, putting in rices and other food products and giving to French and Khmer soldiers and other people.
Unfortunately and deceptively, people French soldiers, people people from Khmer, French and ethnicity had died from eating those rice and food the Yuon/Viet evils invented, that broken pieces of glasses cut their stomach and internal parts of their bodies to cause bleeding inside. There were several Frenches and even Khmer folks died constantly in Khmer Krom because of broken pieces of glasses in rice. Then, French blamed Khmer armies and people instead of evil and dirty Yuon/Vietgook bastards and bitches.
That was why French gave Khmer Krom to Yuon thieve/crooks as the result of those Yuon's dirty and dead games. French did not know that. So, you know, Khmer Krom was under Vietgook.
Just remind of you because the young people do know that. Please be aware of Youn/Vietnam Hanoi masters today, they are still very dirty, evil and greedy. Those bastards still ordered Hun Sen and CPP Yuon high ranking members to hurt Khmer/Cambodian people again in order to take everything from Khmer/Cambodia.
Please let the international communities, the UN, NATO allies, and powerful countries know about how bad and evil Yuon/Vietnam Hanoi crooks and thieves are till today. Khmer people and the people in the world have been deceived by Yuon/Vietgook politics and dirty/secret games.
CORRECTION FOR 5:51 AM
10:37 PM,
you are the one is stupid, not knowing how the Khmer still becomes existed today because French had done very good things to protect Khmer people from being extinct because Vietcong Yuon bastards manipulated and played politics for several decades.
How many French soldiers and people have been killed by Vietcong/Yuon in the secret ways and play the trick and form faked group called Khmer Vietminh, what the fuck you are!
Yuon/Vietgook had played the dead and dirty games within Khmer and French, by creating the Chaos and confusion, that Khmer did not like French. Yuon/Vietgook are the most hypocrite race, trying to steal the land or swallow Khmer land. I am so glad that French was there in Indochina to destroy Yuou/Vietgook dirty plan when Yuon bastards were so busy to rename and change the names of Cambodian provinces, districts, towns and villages all over the Khmer territory back in 1800 to 1900 (including Laos territory). So, French stopped them (evil/dirty Yuon bastards and bitches) from renaming and changing the names of Cambodia/Khmer provinces and districts etc.
Khmer Vietminh (the same as Yuon/Viet) bastards/bitches were faked Khmer in front of French and other Khmer people that time. They were very evil and manipulated French to hate Khmer people and lied to French that Khmer was extreme or nationalist and then turned French into blind eyes that Khmer were the enemies to French in the favor of Yuon/Viet. As you see, Khmer Krom was given to Yuon/Viet by French. Remembers, the time when Yuon/Viet's dirty and dead games that destroyed the relationship between Khmer and French and did a lot of damages to Khmer images in front of gullible French people and colonists as well as Khmer/Cambodian people.
One evidence had proven that, in Khmer Krom (Southern Vietnam today), Yuon/Vietminh bastards and bitches have collected the broken glasses the created, putting in rices and other food products and giving to French and Khmer soldiers and other people.
Unfortunately and deceptively, French soldiers, people from all of races in Khmer torritory like French, Khmer, Cham, and other ethnicity had died from eating those rice and food the Yuon/Viet evils invented with broken pieces of glasses and those broken pieces of glasses cut their stomaches and internal parts of their bodies, causing the bleeding inside and letting those of people die constantly. There were several Frenches and even Khmers died constantly in Khmer Krom because of broken pieces of glasses in rice they ate. Then, French blamed Khmer armies and people instead of evil and dirty Yuon/Vietgook bastards and bitches.
That was why French gave Khmer Krom to Yuon thieve/crooks as the result of those Yuon's dirty and dead games. French did not know that. So, you know, Khmer Krom was under Vietgook.
Just remind of you because the young people do not know that. Pleae Khmer people (seniors or older) tell and teach them about the story of Khmer Krom in Southern Vietname and what Vietname/Yuon Hanoi Masters have been doing today to swallow Cambodia just like Khmer Krom. Please be aware of Youn/Vietnam Hanoi masters today, they are still very dirty, evil and greedy. Those bastards still ordered Hun Sen and CPP Yuon high ranking members to hurt Khmer/Cambodian people again in order to take everything from Khmer/Cambodia.
Please let the international communities, the UN, NATO allies, and powerful countries know about how bad and evil Yuon/Vietnam Hanoi crooks and thieves are till today. Khmer people and the people in the world have been deceived by Yuon/Vietgook politics and dirty/secret games.
Koh Tral Island must not be forgotten
By Ms. Rattana Keo
Why do Koh Tral Island, known in Vietnam as Phu Quoc, a sea and land area covering proximately over 10,000 km2 [Note: the actual land size of Koh Tral itself is 574 square kilometres (222 sq miles)] have been lost to Vietnam by whose treaty? Why don’t Cambodia government be transparent and explain to Cambodia army at front line and the whole nation about this? Why don't they include this into education system? Why?
Cambodian armies are fighting at front line for 4.6 km2 on the Thai border and what's about over 10,000km2 of Cambodia to Vietnam. Nobody dare to talk about it! Why? Cambodian armies you are decide the fate of your nation, Cambodian army as well as Cambodian people must rethink about this again and again. Is it fair?
Koh Tral Island, the sea and land area of over 10,000 square kilometres have been lost to Vietnam by the 1979 to 1985 treaties. The Cambodian army at front line as well as all Cambodian people must rethink again about these issues. Are Cambodian army fighting to protect the Cambodia Nation or protecting a very small group that own big lands, big properties or only protecting a small group but disguising as protecting the Khmer nation?
The Cambodian army at front lines suffer under rain, wind, bullets, bombs, lack of foods, lack of nutrition and their families have no health care assistance, no securities after they died but a very small group eat well, sleep well, sleep in first class hotel with air conditioning system with message from young girls, have first class medical care from oversea medical treatments, they are billionaires, millionaires who sell out the country to be rich and make the Cambodian people suffer everyday.
Who signed the treaty 1979-1985 that resulted in the loss over 10,000 km2 of Cambodia??? Why they are not being transparent and brave enough to inform all Cambodians and Cambodian army at front line about these issues? Why don't they include Koh Tral (Koh Tral size is bigger than the whole Phom Phen and bigger than Singapore [Note: Singapore's present land size is 704 km2 (271.8 sq mi)]) with heap of great natural resources, in the Cambodian education system?
Look at Hun Sen's families, relatives and friends- they are billionaires, millionaires. Where did they get the money from when we all just got out of war with empty hands [in 1979]? Hun Sen always say in his speeches that Cambodia had just risen up from the ashes of war, just got up from Year Zero with empty hands and how come they are billionaires, millionaires but 90% of innocent Cambodian people are so poor and struggling with their livelihood every day?
Smart Khmer girl Ms. Rattana Keo,
10:37 PM:
I hate French too: If they did not take back Battambang and Siem Reap, I would have been borned under Thai citizenship and not forced to eat Khmer Rouge shit.
By the way, Kampuchea Krom was lost by our Mighty and Powerful Royalty King in the 18 century. The Yuons colonized the area step by step since 16 century. it was not the French who give this to Yuon. Look back in our factual history.
In deed I really hate French, because if they did not come, Cambodia would have been split between Thailand and Vietnam, and we would not be forced to see the heavy misery in Cambodia due to weak leadership since centuries. Fortunately, we still have a lot of stupid people like you, so we will perpetuate our bullshit and make the country worst and worst.
11:39 AM,
Yuon (Die Viet/Tai-Sung) and Thai (Siam/Tai-Chinese) are the most hypocrit races in the world. Both nations are not reliable. They have been always crooks and thieves. I wonder China and Mongol thought they were such the crooks in China, stealing and robbing things or had been very bad races on earth. Now, they are still bad crooks today. What on earth, Yuon and Thai are still today. Wish Thai and Yuon should be on the planet. Khmer King Javarman VII should not help these hypocrite and betrayal races, Yuon (Die Viet/Sung-Tai/Chinese and Thai (Tai-Chinese). The people in the world should know why these races, Thai and Yuon are still here because they keep on committing the criminal and lying all the times.
Khmer King Javarman VII should let Mongol kill these hypocrite races, Yuon.
Nothing is getting better for Thai and Yuon because of their bad history. Looking at Laotian people, they have been very good and reliable. We like Laotian people, and they are not like Yuon and Thai.
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