Before criticizing, please have compassion for the people who do it. There is a lot of talk, don’t just talk about the opening of the $1.5 billion Techo International Airport, as well as the fate of Phnom Penh International Airport, which has been in use since the populist era.
So far, some have criticized the delay in opening Techo International Airport, which was scheduled to open in July. But at the end of May, the State Secretariat for Civil Aviation announced that the new airport would open on September 9 and be inaugurated on October 20, 2025. Regarding the release of this date, some critics criticized that the national transportation issue is being used to make fun of, sometimes, sometimes, and sometimes, and is not certain and unpopular.
Please end this comment because the government cannot joke about the issue of air transport infrastructure because it is a vital sector of the national economy. Please understand the problem and necessity because the restructuring of airport operations one by one cannot just sit there. It requires testing and preparing various issues from safety factors, logistics, security, as well as many other issues. So don’t push the government to do what you want.
If there is a problem, it will cause a huge impact on the national economy. Airports are the main arteries of tourism, transportation and trade of countries, and if there is any problem in their operation, it will seriously affect the honor and the nation.
Please give the experts time to work on the technical aspects. For the above date, in the event that the time has come to operate, there are valid reasons why the government decides to postpone it, it is not a problem because Phnom Penh International Airport, which has been operating since 1959 and has been continuously invested in to support the growth of the transportation sector in the country, can still operate.
Please give the experts time to prepare everything, don’t be a mouth that talks and a hand that writes, and then share it on social media. This restructuring must be carried out thoroughly because the transportation sector in our country, although not as good as neighboring countries, is not bad either. In 2024, Cambodia was able to serve more than 58,000 air transport flights, transporting a total of more than 6.2 million passengers and a total of more than 77,000 tons of cargo.
On the other hand, regarding the dispute over the fate of the Phnom Penh International Airport location after operations were moved to the new airport, Prime Minister Hun Sen has also The Prime Minister has already announced this recently.
In a recent public forum, the King stated that the fate of Phnom Penh International Airport will be preserved, not given up or given away the right to invest in the site. The airport will be preserved for other public uses.
In short, for the $1.5 billion, 4F-class Taejo International Airport to operate smoothly and successfully, it is necessary to ensure that when it does operate, it will not be disrupted. So a slight delay is not a big deal.
