Plans to expand Suvarnabhumi Airport

[watgate]

I read recently where the Thai Government has plans to expand the above-mentioned airport within the next 3 years. After the expansion is finalized, it is supposed to incease yearly tourism from 45 to 60 million visitors a year. I was just curious as to how folks felt about the expansion plans and if you think it is a good thing or not? Do you think the potential impact could be considerable and some of the pros and cons of the increase in tourism going forward.

[Crossy]

Any particular reason you posted this in the Chiang Mai forum??

 

 

[Dipterocarp]

I'd rather diversify internatioanal arrivals and have them build the much needed new airport outside Chiang Mai.

Reduce the noise, congestion and danger of having planes operating 24/7  in and out of area encircled by development.

 

No reason people can't fly into Chiang Mai then take a connecting flight. Perhaps it would attract new airlines with lower fares if

they could reduce operating costs versus already overcrowded Suvarnabhumi

[mogandave]

Given all the heavy equipment and work going at the airport I think it is likely true.

 

I have no interest in connecting in Chang Mai to get to Bangkok. 

[CNXBKKMAN]

The expansion was planned when they built the airport.  An area roughly the same size as the current terminal building can be seen to the south west between the two runways. So from the get go BKK had plans to be twice as big as when it opened.  You can see the space waiting for a second terminal clearly from the observation area on the 6th floor.

[blackcab]

On 19/09/2016 at 8:26 AM, Dipterocarp said:

I'd rather diversify internatioanal arrivals and have them build the much needed new airport outside Chiang Mai.

Reduce the noise, congestion and danger of having planes operating 24/7  in and out of area encircled by development.

 

No reason people can't fly into Chiang Mai then take a connecting flight. Perhaps it would attract new airlines with lower fares if

they could reduce operating costs versus already overcrowded Suvarnabhumi

 

So your plan to reduce noise, congestion and danger in Bangkok is to make people first fly to the North of the country, get off their plane, get on a new plane and continue their journey to Bangkok.

 

Exactly how is your idea going to significantly reduce the amount of planes arriving and departing Suvarnabhumi?

 

 

[tw25rw]

1 hour ago, blackcab said:

 

So your plan to reduce noise, congestion and danger in Bangkok is to make people first fly to the North of the country, get off their plane, get on a new plane and continue their journey to Bangkok.

 

Exactly how is your idea going to significantly reduce the amount of planes arriving and departing Suvarnabhumi?

 

 

By having a second international hub so that people can change planes or go straight to CM. Not everyone arriving at BKK is actually going to Bangkok. Don't see it happening though. The authorities want more traffic through BKK.

[Dipterocarp]

10 hours ago, blackcab said:

 

So your plan to reduce noise, congestion and danger in Bangkok is to make people first fly to the North of the country, get off their plane, get on a new plane and continue their journey to Bangkok.

 

Exactly how is your idea going to significantly reduce the amount of planes arriving and departing Suvarnabhumi?

 

 

Talking about the noise in Chiang Mai, where the arrivals used to stop about 11PM. Now thanks to the China tourism boom we have huge expansion of flights with many planes coming in all

night long in an area encircled by residential development and a mountain on one side (Doi Suthep). A new international airport has already been suggested for San Khampaeng district.