Phangnga tourism council proposes new airport to surpass Phuket’s capacity

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A proposal for a new airport in Phangnga, which could potentially surpass Phuket as the South’s aviation hub, will be presented to the new prime minister by tourism operators in the Andaman provinces.

 

The president of the Tourism Council of Phangnga, Pongsakorn Ketprapakorn, shared that the new airport’s necessity stems from the rapid growth in tourist demand for the South post-pandemic and the fact that expansion at Phuket airports has reached its limit.

 

” The recovery of tourism in Phangnga has reached 70% of the level in 2019. Some hotels already have full bookings for the upcoming high season. Provinces along the Andaman coast need a new airport to accommodate the stronger passenger flow in the near future,” said Pongsakorn.

 

The council is set to meet new Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Saturday to discuss the proposal.

 

Pongsakorn urged the government to commission Airports of Thailand (AoT) to perform a feasibility study and environmental impact assessment promptly, as constructing an airport is a lengthy process.

 

by Alex Morgan

Image via lemaret pierrick's images

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/business/phangnga-tourism-council-proposes-new-airport-to-surpass-phukets-capacity

 

-- Thaiger 2023-08-26

 

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[george]

I thought Phuket International Airport had plans to further expand?

[observer90210]

Some juicy and profitable public tender contracts to hand out to the pals ?

[SoilSpoil]

12 minutes ago, george said:

I thought Phuket International Airport had plans to further expand?

Only vertically is possible.