Airports of Thailand (AOT) is ready to invest US$1 billion (36.8 billion baht) to improve and expand the capacity of the low-cost terminal of Bangkok’s Don Mueang Airport, AOT announced yesterday.
AOT plans to increase capacity from 30 million to 40 million passengers per year by 2029, with construction beginning this year, according to a statement from AOT.
The project will “increase national income as a whole such as income from tourism, income from service sector related to tourism,” AOT said.
Once complete, the airport’s capacity will almost rival that of Suvarnabhumi Airport which can handle 45 million passengers per year.
Although, according to a government spokesperson, Suvarnabhumi is struggling to cope with the current influx of tourists – with 5.5 million foreign arrivals in Thailand in the first three months of the year.
Hopefully, AOT’s huge investment…
