Phuket Airport positions as gateway to Andaman

[Lite Beer]

Phuket Airport positions as gateway to Andaman

BANGKOK, 9 October 2015 (NNT) – Phuket International Airport celebrates 27th anniversary this year, pushing forward all developments to become the gateway to the Andaman, Airport Director says.

The Director of Phuket International Airport Monruedee Ketpan has said that the airport is now being renovated to increase annual passenger capacity from 6.5 million to 12.5.

She revealed that most of the renovation progress has been completed, while the new international terminal’s construction is 70 percent complete, which is ahead of schedule. The construction is expected to be completed in 14 February 2016.

The operator of Phuket Airport, Airports of Thailand (AOT), has established the Operational Readiness and Airport Transfer (ORAT) to prepare the related staff and agencies for a smooth and efficient operational transition to the new terminal.

The Phuket Airport Director added that airport staff have been working relentlessly during the past year to ready the airport as a gateway to the Andaman, in order to support the nation’s aviation businesses which plays an important role in the development of Phuket economy and the role in pushing forward national development.

-- NNT 2015-10-09

[petedk]

This "gateway" is "is now being renovated to increase annual passenger capacity from 6.5 million to 12.5."

What will do they do about the single Internet gateway?

Joke aside. What exactly do they mean by "gateway to andaman"? Is it simply increasing the number of incoming passengers to Phuket.

[Kannikapor88]

"Gateway to Andaman" ... do they never think before they spout some slogan campaign no matter how stupid ... ?

BTW Does Phuket Airport still have the "Fast Lane" track at Immigration if you are ready to pay a bribe ... ?

[NamKangMan]

This "gateway" is "is now being renovated to increase annual passenger capacity from 6.5 million to 12.5."

What will do they do about the single Internet gateway?

Joke aside. What exactly do they mean by "gateway to andaman"? Is it simply increasing the number of incoming passengers to Phuket.

"What exactly do they mean by "gateway to andaman?" - they mean, cheap flights, from all around the world, into Phuket Airport, as an entry point into Thailand, and then you get connecting transport, whether that be car, boat or plane, off the island of Phuket, but you are counted as tourists number to Phuket.

[Jimi007]

I think they mean; more "quality tourists" departing the airport on unsafe tour buses!

[Jimlove]

More likely " Gateway to Hell " ....

[Stargeezr]

The Phuket airport needs a second runway to be a safe place for such an increase

in their travellers. Not sure how they would go about doing this, but if there is ever a crash

now, the place would be a disaster.