AOT pushes forward airport development projects to meet passengers' growth

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AOT pushes forward airport development projects to meet passengers' growth

 

BANGKOK, 29 June 2017 (NNT) – Airports of Thailand (AOT) is working on development projects for major airports to meet an increasing number of passengers. 

AOT President Nitinai Sirismatthakarn said the development of AOT's operating airports is currently in the process of developing Phase 2 of Suvarnabhumi airport where the construction was commenced on 14 September 2016, and is expected to be completed in 2019. 

Phase 2 part of the development project will help the Bangkok international airport accommodate 12.5 million passengers per year, doubling the current capacity of 6.5 millions per year. 

The AOT has established its 10-year strategy for 2016-2025 on the development of its operating 6 airports using 220 billion baht budget to increase the total passenger capacity of all 6 airports to 185 million by the year 2025. The project goes in keeping with the transportation development strategy to enhance the country's competitiveness and upgrade the living quality of Thai people. 

The airports' extension project complies with the Thailand 4.0 development goal and the 12th National Economic and Social Development Plan. 

AOT president said the agency is focusing on commercial developments, aiming to receive the equal amount of aeronautical and non-aeronautical revenues from airports operation by 2020.

The plan is intended to reduce the risk of income fluctuation from aeronautical revenues. The AOT currently receive 53 percent income from aeronautical revenues, and 47 percent income from non-aeronautical revenues. 

The AOT is conducting a feasibility study to commercially develop free space at Don Muang airport and Suvarnabhumi airport as well as the Airport City project which will include hotels and shopping malls. 

The AOT is also anticipating to establish an affiliate company to provide ground operations, enhancing the efficiency of zonings, increasing the capacity of passenger terminals at regional airports, and work with airlines on new business opportunities such as the opening of new routes or increasing the services to and from the airports.

 

-- nnt 2017-06-29

[NanLaew]

Noted the huge construction going on between the main runways south of the existing terminal at Suvarnabhumi. 

 

This is what's being done now.

 

 

And this is several phases away with 2 new runways.

 

Edited June 29, 2017 by NanLaew

[Lupatria]

While the immigration staff is watching and waving at the missed train from the platform...

[Ricardo]

" Phase 2 part of the development project will help the Bangkok international airport accommodate 12.5 million passengers per year, doubling the current capacity of 6.5 millions per year. "

 

I thought BKK was currently handling in the region of 50-million people a year, not 6.5-million ?

[wirat69]

14 minutes ago, Ricardo said:

" Phase 2 part of the development project will help the Bangkok international airport accommodate 12.5 million passengers per year, doubling the current capacity of 6.5 millions per year. "

 

I thought BKK was currently handling in the region of 50-million people a year, not 6.5-million ?

Bangkok international Airport is at Don Muang !!

[lvr181]

"... and upgrade the living quality of Thai people." Sounds like an announcement from Government spin doctors!

 

Note to self; Must ask an Isaan farmer if he thinks an airport upgrade will lift his quality of living? 

[Ricardo]

1 hour ago, wirat69 said:

Bangkok international Airport is at Don Muang !!

 

Which is currently handling at least 20-million passengers a year, so the figures quoted for expansion would be equally bizarre, were you correct ?

 

And the major terminal-expansion is (of course) at Suvarnabhumi, not DMK, as shown by  " currently in the process of developing Phase 2 of Suvarnabhumi airport where the construction was commenced on 14 September 2016",  from the OP.

Edited June 29, 2017 by Ricardo

[Redline]

5 hours ago, wirat69 said:

Bangkok international Airport is at Don Muang !!

So Swampy is International Airport Bangkok, or Airport International Bangkok?