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Article: Prasert defends Siem Reap fares.
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- Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand)
- Article date:
- October 14, 2006
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Byline: Boonsong Kositchotethana
Oct. 14--Bangkok Airways yesterday defended its fares to Siem Reap and claimed it played a major role in putting Angkor Wat on the world tourism map.
Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth, the airline's founder and chief executive, said the exclusive right granted to the carrier to operate the route was a legal deal struck with the Cambodian government at a time when Siem Reap was not well known among international tourists.
At the time, operating the service entailed significant business risk, he added.
The Cambodia Hotel Association (CHA) complained this week that the Thai airline charged too much for the route, ...