Plans to broaden Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport will kick off in July, according to Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob. Downloadable -called East Expansion venture is predicted to take around 2 and a half years to complete, at a price of 7.8 billion baht. The project will start in July with a bidding process to appoint a contractor.
The plans have already been permitted by Cabinet, Airports of Thailand (who handle the airport), and a government committee on capability enhancement at Suvarnabhumi, based on a Bangkok Post report. Once complete and opened in March 2025, the newly expanded area will imply Suvarnabhumi can handle as a lot as 65 million passengers a year. Current capacity is at forty five million. Saksayam says the 44% enhance corresponds with predictions for passenger numbers in 2025.
Meanwhile, duty-free giant King Power has set aside an space for the expansion project on the second ground of Suvarnabhumi’s Food Stop. Speaking to the Bangkok Post, Kerati Kijmanawat from AoT says the challenge is expected to use up 66,000 sq. metres of area, housing 108 further check-in desks, 6 baggage conveyors, and 9 security checkpoints.
Saksayam says the International Civil Aviation Organisation has provided advice on the airport’s growth after studying the project. The minister says the ICAO’s findings shall be studied, along with those submitted by the International Air Transport Association, with an emphasis on future growth on the western and northern sides of Suvarnabhumi.
The Bangkok Post reviews that IATA predicts that by 2024, Suvarnabhumi will be handling sixty five million passengers a year, comparable figures to these recorded before the Covid-19 pandemic. Saksayam says IATA has recommended that the airport broaden so as to enhance capability for managing the expected development in numbers.
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