Hua Hin airport will be further upgraded

Subhabhong Rarueysong

 

   

HUA HIN (NNT) - Hua Hin airport in Prachuap Khiri Khan will be further upgraded to serve larger aircraft for long-haul flights in 2 years.

 

Deputy Transport Minister Thaworn Senneam said the Department of Airports will work with the public and private sector to develop the airport, to meet the projected demand for air connections to the popular seaside destination.

 

He said further upgrades are necessary, as the International Air Transport Association says the domestic aviation market will return to normal next year, and the international market a year later.

 

 

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6 hours ago, webfact said:

He said further upgrades are necessary, as the International Air Transport Association says the domestic aviation market will return to normal next year, and the international market a year later.

nice to see realistic predictions. 

do you know how you know a plane is flying to Hua Hin?

 

the oxygen masks are put on before the seat belts. 

 

95 billion baht for high speed rail service through Hua Hin from Bangkok to be commissioned in 2022.

64 billion baht for new highway from Nakhon Pathom (around Bangkok) to open 2022(?).

Why the airport expansion? I'd like to see the economic analysis and associated travel projections showing that all three projects are independently justified. 

The smart play would be for Bangkok Airways to have 3 flights a week from Utapao to Hua Hin. This would give Pattaya, Rayong,  and Chantaburi residents a quick and economical way to travel there without the hassle of driving around Bangkok. I know I would take those flights 2 or 3 times a year. Even 2 flights a week would probably work since most people would go for a 3 or 4 day holiday. There is also the possibility of connecting with train service to the Southern provinces if they create a favorable scheduling connection.

4 hours ago, Srikcir said:

95 billion baht for high speed rail service through Hua Hin from Bangkok to be commissioned in 2022.

64 billion baht for new highway from Nakhon Pathom (around Bangkok) to open 2022(?).

Why the airport expansion? I'd like to see the economic analysis and associated travel projections showing that all three projects are independently justified. 

I imagine they would be planning for flights from places other than Bangkok - like Chiang Mai, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Beijing etc and hopefully Sydney one day ????

8 hours ago, Srikcir said:

95 billion baht for high speed rail service through Hua Hin from Bangkok to be commissioned in 2022.

64 billion baht for new highway from Nakhon Pathom (around Bangkok) to open 2022(?).

Why the airport expansion? I'd like to see the economic analysis and associated travel projections showing that all three projects are independently justified. 

It's flights from Malaysia they are after.

On 2/10/2021 at 12:06 PM, bronzedude said:

The smart play would be for Bangkok Airways to have 3 flights a week from Utapao to Hua Hin. This would give Pattaya, Rayong,  and Chantaburi residents a quick and economical way to travel there without the hassle of driving around Bangkok. I know I would take those flights 2 or 3 times a year. Even 2 flights a week would probably work since most people would go for a 3 or 4 day holiday. There is also the possibility of connecting with train service to the Southern provinces if they create a favorable scheduling connection.

From Chiang Mai to Hua Hin would also be nice.

 

Also, Chon Buri also has a ferry service to Hua Hin that should be much quicker than driving around BKK, that might be nice to try if you didn't know about it yet.

On 2/10/2021 at 12:06 AM, bronzedude said:

The smart play would be for Bangkok Airways to have 3 flights a week from Utapao to Hua Hin. This would give Pattaya, Rayong,  and Chantaburi residents a quick and economical way to travel there without the hassle of driving around Bangkok. I know I would take those flights 2 or 3 times a year. Even 2 flights a week would probably work since most people would go for a 3 or 4 day holiday. There is also the possibility of connecting with train service to the Southern provinces if they create a favorable scheduling connection.

Ferry is more efficient and faster.

7 hours ago, wolf81 said:

From Chiang Mai to Hua Hin would also be nice.

 

Also, Chon Buri also has a ferry service to Hua Hin that should be much quicker than driving around BKK, that might be nice to try if you didn't know about it yet.

 

Air Asia had direct flights from Hua Hin to both Chiang Mai and Udon Thani, they were originally scheduled to run up to 26 March, but they have dropped both routes.

 

The ferry hasn't been operating for months.

6 hours ago, Patong2021 said:

Ferry is more efficient and faster.

 

It was when it was running.

9 hours ago, Patong2021 said:

Ferry is more efficient and faster.

Please let me know when the ferry is operating. Until then please offer productive comments. 

On 2/12/2021 at 10:42 AM, bronzedude said:

Please let me know when the ferry is operating. Until then please offer productive comments. 

It's been permanently cancelled according to news reports today.

 

https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206141-exclusive-pattaya-hua-hin-ferry-service-scrapped-indefinitely-uncertainty-over-future-of-hua-hin-flights/

On 2/10/2021 at 10:10 AM, Srikcir said:

95 billion baht for high speed rail service through Hua Hin from Bangkok to be commissioned in 2022.

64 billion baht for new highway from Nakhon Pathom (around Bangkok) to open 2022(?).

Why the airport expansion? I'd like to see the economic analysis and associated travel projections showing that all three projects are independently justified. 

That's the problem, they're independently justified. ????