Cambodia’s government announced that Techo International Airport, the new international airport serving Phnom Penh, would hold its official inauguration on 20 October. Prime Minister Hun Manet is due to preside on his birthday, lending the ceremony additional commemorative significance.
The State Secretariat of Civil Aviation said the government had approved the inauguration date. The ceremony follows the airport’s launch of commercial operations on 9 September and symbolises a new stage for Cambodia’s aviation sector.
Techo International Airport covers over 2,600 hectares and was built to international Code 4F standards, allowing it to accommodate very large aircraft such as the A380 and Boeing 747. The report describes it as one of Southeast Asia’s most modern aviation hubs and says it was listed among globally representative architectural projects, without identifying the list.
The project’s completion is presented as an important achievement in Cambodia’s infrastructure modernisation and a reflection of the government’s commitment to openness, development and improving its international image.
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