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Siem Reap International Airport

Cambodia’s government is in talks with various airlines to open new routes to its capital, as part of a strategic plan to boost tourist arrivals.

Discussions are already underway with Aeroflot to open a route between Moscow and Phnom Penh, as well as with Emirates to launch a route from Dubai.

Cambodian authorities are also looking to work with Indonesia to establish flights from Jakarta.

Manado Airport

Speaking at a press conference during ATF 2012 in Manado, Indonesia, Nim Sovann, deputy director, marketing and promotion department, Ministry of Tourism Cambodia, said all these routes were at the interim stage of development and would “facilitate tourism into Cambodia” if implemented successfully.

Cambodia is targeting 3.2 million arrivals in 2012. An estimated 2.8 million tourists visited the country last year