Laos airport can now handle 820% more foreign travelers

Southeast Asian country seeks to boost its status as tourist destination

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Wattay International Airport in the Laotian capital has been expanded with loans from Japan. (Photo by Marimi Kishimoto)

MARIMI KISHIMOTO, Nikkei staff writer

VIENTIANE -- The international terminal of the airport serving the Laotian capital of Vientiane can now accommodate as many as 2.3 million foreign travelers a year, roughly nine times the original terminal's capacity.

Japanese construction company Hazama Ando, which managed the expansion project at Wattay International Airport, officially passed the terminal over to the Lao Airports Authority on Thursday.

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