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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sopheng Cheang

Cambodia opens a new airport to serve Angkor Wat as it seeks to boost tourist arrivals

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Commercial operations began Monday at Cambodia’s newest and biggest airport, designed to serve as an upgraded gateway to the country’s major tourist attraction, the centuries-old Angkor Wat temple complex in the northwestern province of Siem Reap.

A Bangkok Airways flight from Thailand was the first to land, with 16 additional flights scheduled for the first day of operations at the Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport.

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