Panel approves airport expansion

Panel approves airport expansion

Air industry gears for post-Covid recovery

A panel in charge of upgrading Suvarnabhumi airport has approved a major development scheme worth nearly 60 billion baht to support the post-Covid-19 recovery of air travel demand.

Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob, the committee’s vice chairman, recently said the development project comprises the construction of three new terminals that are tentatively scheduled to be completed by 2024.

The terminals, known as the East Expansion, the West Expansion and the North Expansion, are expected to increase the airport’s annual passenger handling capacity by another 60 million.

Before the Covid-19 pandemic, the airport had become overloaded with passenger numbers, exceeding its annual capacity of 45 million. Covid-19 has caused a sharp decline…