Press release
23 December 2024On 16 March 2016, Prime Minister Hun Sen of Cambodia inaugurated the expansions of the Phnom Penh and Siem Reap international airports at an official ceremony held at Phnom Penh International Airport.
These expansion projects, carried out within the framework of the concession held by VINCI Airports, the VINCI Group's airport subsidiary, in partnership with Muhibbah, double the capacity of the two airports from 5 to 10 million passengers per year. The investments, amounting to more than $100 million in the 2013-2016 period, are designed to enable the airports to accommodate substantial air traffic growth: over the past 20 years, the number of passengers has increased 10-fold, driven by the country's very dynamic economy and tourism sector.
Developing new destinations and services To continue to expand traffic, VINCI Airports works to promote new destinations, notably in India and the Philippines. To better serve its growing business traveller clientele, VINCI Airports opened a 1,400 m2 business lounge at the Phnom Penh airport. It is run according to the standards of Asia's best airports.
Works in occupied premises VINCI Construction Grands Projets, the Group subsidiary dedicated to major structures, initiated the expansion works in 2013 and carried them out in the terminals, which remained open throughout the project, without disrupting their operation. The projects also used state-of-the-art BIM (Building Information Modeling) technology to improve safety performance and construction schedule compliance.
The architecture of the Phnom Penh airport is a fairly classical example of modern capital city design, but the Siem Reap airport, near the Angkor temples, a UNESCO World Heritage site, takes inspiration from Cambodian tradition.
