{"id":227615,"date":"2023-10-18T06:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T23:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/?p=227615"},"modified":"2023-10-18T21:19:59","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T14:19:59","slug":"siem-reap-opens-new-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2023\/10\/siem-reap-opens-new-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"Siem Reap opens new airport"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>SIEM REAP, Cambodia, 18 October 2023: Siem Reap Angkor International Airport (SAI) officially opened for commercial flights on 16 October, with seven regional airlines successfully shifting operations from the old airport Siem Reap International Airport (REP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of today, AirAsia, Bangkok Airways, Cambodia Angkor, Lao Airlines,Singapore Airlines, Thai AirAsia and Vietnam Airlines are serving the new airport. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"583\" height=\"446\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-227616 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2-10.jpg 583w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2-10-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2-10-549x420.jpg 549w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2-10-80x60.jpg 80w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 583px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 583\/446;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bangkok Airways makes the inaugural flight to Siem Reap Angkor International Airport on the opening day 16 October.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>However, other airlines are scheduled to fly to SAI by the end of the month, including China Eastern Airlines and Thai Airways, as it takes over Thai Smile flights across the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Chinese company, Yunnan Investment Holdings Limited, commenced airport construction in July 2018. 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