reader Posted September 26, 2022 Posted September 26, 2022 From The Thaiger With High Season approaching and the Thai government predicting big numbers, airport expansion plans are being fast-tracked. One of Thailand’s goals as international travel begins to return in greater numbers is to become a transport hub for Southeast Asia. To help realise the goal and make room for an influx of travellers, facilities are being expanded in both domestic and international airports around the country. Smaller regional hubs race to expand and increase their capacity for domestic travellers. Krabi Airport in Southern Thailand will herald travellers to popular tourist destinations outside of Phuket. Khon Kaen Airport in the northeast will expand to accommodate more travellers to Isaan. Mae Sot Airport in the west will bring people to the Burmese border. And the new Betong Airport in the Deep South province of Yala will accommodate passengers near the Malaysian border. BKK angkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport is a primary focus, hoping to boost its hub status with new development. Expansions hope to allow the airport to accommodate up to 120 million passengers each year. The current capacity for the airport is about 45 million people per year, close to the total number of tourists that entered Thailand in 2019 before the pandemic. The airport will expand from 51 to 79 gates with the construction of the satellite Terminal 1. That expansion is expected to be finished this year, along with the addition of a third runway. Other upgrades will be completed over the next several years. DMK The Airports of Thailand is working with the Department of Airports to expand regional airports in central Thailand as well as three major airports. Aside from Suvarnabhumi Airport, the secondary airport serving the greater Bangkok area, Don Mueang International Airport, will see upgrades. U-Tapao Airport in Rayong, the gateway to Pattaya in Chon Buri, it’s under expansion as well. Don Mueang plans to accommodate an extra 18 million travellers each year. They can currently handle 30 million passengers per year. Expansion plans call for 12 new gates for flights to park in a third terminal covering 155,000 square metres of space. The design is already finalized and bidding will begin soon for construction contracts. Continues at https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/tourism/airport-expansion-plans-hastened-across-thailand ================================== Thai Airways releases details of winter flights itinerary Flights scheduled Bangkok-London Heathrow – Two daily flights Bangkok-Paris Charles de Gaulle – Daily flight Bangkok-Zurich – Daily flight Bangkok-Frankfurt – Two daily flights Bangkok-Munich – Daily flight Bangkok-Copenhagen – Daily flight Bangkok-Stockholm – Five flights a week, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday Bangkok-Sydney – Daily flight Bangkok-Melbourne – Daily flight Asia, South East Asia, Middle East Bangkok-Tokyo Narita International Airport – Two daily flights Bangkok-Tokyo Haneda Airport – Daily flight Bangkok-Nagoya – Daily flight Bangkok-Osaka – Daily flight Bangkok-Fukuoka – Daily flight Bangkok-Sapporo – Daily flight starting December 1, 2022 Bangkok-Taipei – Daily flight, increasing to two flights January, 2023 Bangkok-Manila – Two daily flights Bangkok-Seoul – Three daily flights Bangkok-Hong Kong – Two daily flights Bangkok-Singapore – Three daily flights Bangkok-Jakarta – Two daily flights Bangkok-Denpasar – Daily flight Bangkok-Kuala Lumpur – Two daily flights Bangkok-Kolkata – Daily flight starting January 1, 2023 Bangkok-Chennai – Daily flight Bangkok-Hyderbad – Daily flight Bangkok-Bengaluru – Daily flight Bangkok-New Delhi – Daily flight, 22 flights per week Bangkok-Mumbai – Daily flight, increasing to 11 per week January 1, 2023 Bangkok-Dhaka – Daily flights, ten flights per week Bangkok-Lahore – Daily flights, five flights per week, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday Bangkok-Islamabad – Four flights per week, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday Bangkok-Karachi – Daily flight Bangkok-Jeddah – Four flights per week, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday from January 1, 2023 All flights are subject to change. Thai Airways (THAI) announced its winter flights schedule from October 30 to March 25, 2023, with 34 flights slated to take off from Suvarnabhumi Airport Bangkok for destinations to Asia, Europe, and Australia. Thailand’s flag carrier has endured a tough time since the Covid-19 pandemic hit the world over two years ago. But THAI recently announced a restructuring plan to get back in the black by renting three more planes and hiring 600 more staff this year. TMax 1 Quote
PeterRS Posted September 26, 2022 Posted September 26, 2022 1 hour ago, reader said: THAI recently announced a restructuring plan to get back in the black by renting three more planes and hiring 600 more staff this year. I wonder which restricting plan this one is. No. 6, 11, 18? Every time there is a new President, lo and behold there is a new restructring plan. And they never work!! splinter1949 1 Quote
Members scott456 Posted October 4, 2022 Members Posted October 4, 2022 On 9/26/2022 at 4:58 AM, PeterRS said: I wonder which restricting plan this one is. No. 6, 11, 18? Every time there is a new President, lo and behold there is a new restructring plan. And they never work!! Because every president cuts the pie differently, and gives to different people. PeterRS and vinapu 2 Quote
