Source: Xinhua
A plane of the French flag carrier, Air France, landed at the Phnom Penh International Airport on Thursday afternoon after a 37-year hiatus on flight connection between the two nations.
At the airport, the Air France's Airbus A340 was welcomed by Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Council of Ministers Sok An, and other senior government officials, diplomats, and students.
Thierry Mariana, secretary of state in charge of French Transportation, also traveled with the plane to join the inauguration of flight resumption between Phnom Penh and Paris- Charles de Gaulle.
Speaking at the welcoming ceremony, Sok An said that the Air France aircraft criss-crossed the skies over Cambodia between 1947 and 1974, and halted its flight in 1975 when the Khmer Rouge came to power.
"The resumption of Air France to Phnom Penh today reflected the confidence of both local and foreign investors in Cambodia's political stability and economic growth," he said. "This can be considered as the re-start of good relations on air transports between Cambodia and France as well as with other countries in Europe."
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