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Expansion of Suvarnabhumi airport starts soon

Friday, April 25th, 2008

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Amid sharp increases in the number of passengers and airlines using the Thai capital’s Suvarnabhumi airport, concerned authorities are now ready to implement the second phase of construction to enlarge the airport, announced by a senior Airports of Thailand (AOT) official.

Somchai Sawasdipol, the AOT official, said more than 42 million passengers used facilities at the airport in 2007 while its full capacity is at 45 million.

There is a need to expand the airport to cater to the rising demands of passengers and airlines, said Mr. Somchai. AOT will speed solving noise pollution at the airport and prepare for the phase 2 construction.

Designs for the taxiway for phase 2 are now prepared while a public hearing noise pollution from people living near the Bangkok International Airport will be held before the construction begins. Mr. Somchai said.



New board of Airports of Thailand to cover up loss during military government took control

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

The Transport Ministry from the elected government has ordered the new board of Airports of Thailand (AOT) to outperform its predecessor in terms of financial returns. The ministry also reiterated the government’s policy to cancel the use of Don Mueang as Bangkok’s second airport and promote Suvarnabhumi as the capital’s single airport. It demanded the board put this policy into practice.

New Airports of Thailand board members met Transport Minister Santi Prompat and Deputy Minister Songsak Thongsri yesterday. After the meeting, Mr Songsak said Airports of Thailand under the previous board appointed by the coup leader after the Sept 19, 2006 coup earned only two billion baht yearly, down from over 10 billion baht a year before the coup. Its dividend also plunged from over two baht per share to just 40 satang.

As a listed company, Airports of Thailand should make profits and pay dividends to shareholders at the level that it used to in order to restore investor confidence, he said.

Mr Songsak said good management should raise income and profits for Airports of Thailand and that the new board should consider transferring Airports of Thailand executives to improve management effectiveness.

He also said Suvarnabhumi should be Bangkok’s sole airport so the capital could become an air transport hub for the region. If Airports of Thailand was good at management, congestion should not be a problem and Bangkok would not need Don Mueang airport, he added.

The previous government reopened Don Mueang as Bangkok’s second airport to serve low-cost airlines and some domestic flights of Thai Airways International after it was closed in Sept 2006 following the opening of Suvarnabhumi airport.

Mr Songsak suggested Airports of Thailand reschedule incoming flights to reduce congestion.

He also ordered the new Airports of Thailand board to settle its dispute with its airport duty-free shop concessionaire King Power International Group.



Thai Airways, Nok Air and Orient Thai set to shift domestic flights back to Suvarnabhumi Airport

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Three airlines currently operating domestic flights out of Don Mueang airport are ready to shift back to Suvarnabhumi International Airport.

National flag carrier Thai Airways, low-cost carriers Nok Air and Orient Thai have been operating domestic flights from Don Mueang, claiming inadequate facilities at Suvarnabhumi. Now that the expansion of Suvarnabhumi airport is near complete, airline executives said they are ready to pack up their operations at Don Mueang.

THAI Airways president Apinan Sumanaseni said THAI supported the single airport policy since it benefited passengers the most. The shift of domestic operations back to Suvarnabhumi can be completed without fuss, he said.

Nok Air chief operating officer Patee Sarasin said the low-cost carrier is willing to return to Suvarnabhumi provided the authorities can address the congestion problem and commit to expanding the airport’s capacity to accommodate more flights.

Mr Udom Tantiprasongchai, chief executive officer of Orient Thai, another budget carrier, said Orient Thai and One-Two-Go have no particular preference, but he wants clarity on the government’s policy to avoid any confusion.

Moreover, the efficiency and adequate facilities at Suvarnabhumi provide strong incentives for carriers to operate from there, said Mr Udom.



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