CAMBODIA Airports’ recently appointed CEO, Emmanuel Menanteau, is planning to boost capacity and entice more carriers to all three airports under his portfolio, despite the airport management company already looking set to break arrivals records this year.
Menanteau, who took over from incumbent Nicolas Deviller last month, is expecting a 12 per cent year-on-year increase in passenger traffic at Phnom Penh and Siem Reap International Airports, which welcomed new services by Air France and Myanmar Airways International earlier in the year.
He said Cambodia Airports was considering further expansion of all three of the airports to attract more airlines, and persuade existing carriers to hike flight frequencies and launch new routes, especially to Sihanoukville Airport.
Menanteau revealed that Cambodia Angkor Air and Tonle Sap Air had both expressed an interest in operating domestic flights to Sihanoukville, while Myanmar Airways International was considering a Yangon-Siem Reap-Phnom Penh service.
Cambodia Airports was rebranded from Société Concessionnaire des Aéroports in March, as the group celebrated the 15th anniversary of its airport concession in the country.
By Sirima Eamtako
