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| French Transportation Minister Thierry Mariani, right, accompanied by Cambodia Deputy Prime Minister Sok An, left, walk out after the launching ceremony at Phnom Penh International Airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Thursday, March 31, 2011. Air France passenger plane on Thursday landed in Phnom Penh to begin commercial flight from Paris to Phnom Penh for the first time in 37 years. (Photo: AP) |
Kong Sothanarith, VOA Khmer
Phnom Penh Thursday, 31 March 2011
“By putting Phnom Penh a few hours from Paris, Air France aims to support the tourism and economy of Cambodia, by facilitating the movement of businessmen and allowing French and European companies to expand their presence.”
Air France resumed direct flights to Cambodia on Thursday, after it last pulled up its wheels in 1974 ahead of a Khmer Rouge takeover.
Officials said the resumption of flights was due to an increase in tourism and investment in Cambodia. Air France’s Flight 274 will fly three times per week with a stop in Bangkok.
“By putting Phnom Penh a few hours from Paris, Air France aims to support the tourism and economy of Cambodia, by facilitating the movement of businessmen and allowing French and European companies to expand their presence,” Jean-Cyril Spiretta, president of the airline’s administration, told reporters at the airport Thursday.
Cambodia received some 2.5 million tourists in 2010, with nearly half a million from Europe, and 113,000 from France alone, according to official figures. An estimated 4,000 French citizens live in Cambodia, and another 80,000 Cambodians live in France.
Pierre-Hanri Gourgeon, executive director of Air France, said the airline expected around 70 percent of its passengers to come from France and another 20 percent to come from Cambodia, with the remainder coming from cities in Europe.
Council Minsiter Sok An, who greeted the first flight as it touched down Thursday afternoon, said the new route “brought France and Europe closer to Cambodia.”
14 comments:
So depend on Air Franc and KI media comment ,despite under HunSen regime Everything in Cambodia is in progressed stage ,Right ?
Billionaire Sok Anh walk with style while the poor Cambodians crying with land grabbing.
Sok Anh have hundred and thousand hectare of land in Cambodia. Well done CPP corrupted people party.
France govt was brought down Libya Air force against no fly-zone.
Cambodia will get Air France strike
Like Libya or not,never trust the West.
France never forgot Vietnam War and
the USA also never dismissed from his
mind in Vietnam War too.
The Vietnamese people in the USA just
protested everywhere in the America.
Air France resumed direct flight to Cambodia is really good for Cambodia in term of tourism and investment...but one sad thing is Sam Rainsy will be no chance to catch Air France from Paris to Cambodia at all.
12: 16 PM, Sam will be shot his balls out, and he already has no dick
Please bring more White to come and fuck in Cambodia, Air France!!
Sok An, you need to get out of Cambodia. You have done something to serve your Vietnan Hanoi Master's interest, but not Cambodian/Khmer people's interest. You have moved to Cambodia illegally from Vietnam in 1979 and you were installed to be Yuon high ranking member of CPP (MP) and you have pushed or ordered Hun Sen what to do under the power of Viet/Yuon Hanoi master. What are you here in Cambodia?
We suspect that you are doing something to swallow Cambodia country for your Vietnam. We are watching you and what you have been doing in Cambodia.
You will be kicked out of Cambodia.
Sok An,
You are not honorable, but you are a shitting idiot from Vietcong Communist Hanoi.
It is a shame to have illegal Yuon/CPP leader to show off ugly and thick-faced crook from Vietcong/Yuon Communist Hanoi. Sok An, you are are Yuon/CPP MP installed by your Communist Yuon/Viet Hanoi masters and need to give the money that you stole and cheated from Cambodia and from Khmer/Cambodian people (who lost their lives and land to you) back to innocent Khmer people. You will be crushed by the huge Khmer Magic (Ghosts) and you will be haunted along with your CPP Yuon members. You will never know. You will be dead soon.
12:58 PM - You are Yuon, the ugly race like a crook from Hanoi Communist's hell.
C'est une bonne idée !
AIR FRANCE , vol direct au Cambodge !
Plus besoin de faire escale en Thailande ! ou prendre l'avion Air Thai ! pour aller au pays !
Sok An suck...this guys is super corrupted and keep back money.
welcome back to cambodia, air france! god bless cambodia and air france, etc...
how about build bigger airports for airports in cambodia next! yes, cambodia now prefer bigger airports and more direct flights from america, the eu, australia, etc, etc, really! god bless cambodia.
Has Sok An declared his assets yet? How come we have not heard anything from other cronies in the regime?
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