I have been hearing this every year for the past ten years, or more. Upgrading the airport without the surrounding areas will be a disaster. The centre is already gridlocked at weekends.
It will also signal the death knell for H.H. as a relaxing holiday town, another one bites the dust in the relentless grab for money & profits. Sadly, It will join the ranks of Pattaya, Phuket, Samui, as a place to avoid.