The year 2023 witnessed an outstanding surge in tourist arrivals at Samui Airport, in Thailand, with 2.2 million holidaymakers marking their footprints on the east coast island. The figure indicates a significant 66.65% increase compared to the previous year’s numbers.

 

Located in the Surat Thani province, the Koh Samui district is home to Samui Airport. The district’s director, Jirawat Wutthiwatworakun, revealed that the airport had welcomed 2,273,351 tourists by air in the last year alone.

 

December saw a substantial influx, with 207,096 passengers entering and leaving the island through Samui Airport. This figure showcased a 15.25% increase from the corresponding period in 2022, according to the official data. The month also recorded 2,497 flights.

 

In light of escalating passenger arrivals, the airport authorities have put forth a proposal to increase daily flights to 73. Concurrently, an airport development plan is also on the cards to accommodate more than 2 million tourists, reported Bangkok Post.

 

Koh Samui, famous for its Full Moon Parties, generally receives about 50 flights per day.

 

By Mitch Connor

Caption: Picture courtesy of Supapong Chaolan

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2024-02-01

 

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Bye, bye Koh Samui 

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The figure indicates a significant 66.65% increase compared to the previous year’s numbers.

Not so hard when you think about it.

IMHO it is a low number . Not been to Samui long time , but knowing the island was dead during covid , a rise of 66% vs 2022 where there were still measures along , is pretty low.