“Sak Siam” ordered AOT to accelerate the development of the airport. Accepting passengers to revive a leap forward in 2023, pushing for an application for Don Mueang Phase 3 and East Terminal “Suvarnabhumi”, expecting to review the master plan to be completed in mid-2023, targeting 120 million people.
On December 1, 2022, Mr. Sakkayam Chidchob, the Minister of Transport opened the panel discussion of the Airport CEO Forum AOT 2022 under the theme “Resilience, Reunion and Reinvention for Aviation Sustainability” (return, merge and create something new). Moving forward towards aviation sustainability) organized by Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited (AOT) or AOT, with executives from the Ministry of Transport, AOT, Mr. Tao Ma, Director of the International Civil Aviation Organization. Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific Mr. Stefano Baronci Director of the International Airports Council of Asia and the Pacific and executives from airports who have prepared a memorandum of cooperation between airports Representatives of the government and the private sector attend the meeting And there is a memorandum of understanding between airports ( Sister Airport Agreement) with AOT prepared for 17 airports in 10 countries.
Mr revealed Sak Siam that In the past, the aviation industry was growing rapidly. can generate income for the country over 85,000 million baht per year, but due to the epidemic of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), the global aviation industry and Thailand have to face huge challenges that require adapting and Solving the problem of a decrease in the number of passengers domestically and internationally. Including affecting various related businesses Currently, the situation of COVID-19 in the world has improved accordingly. This enables the aviation and tourism businesses to recover and be able to operate better.
of the amount of travel through the airport In October 2022, there was a total of 3,031,971 passengers, an increase from the average between January-September 2022, which had an average of 1,229,399 passengers per month, an increase of 146.62 per cent. Restoring and promoting a sustainable aviation industry It is believed that this AOT Airport CEO Forum 2022 will allow attendees to exchange experiences and ideas that will strengthen cooperation among all organizations in the international air transport industry. which is very important in driving sustainable development and growth together.
The Ministry of Transport has a policy to develop airports and logistics systems in all 4 dimensions, including land, rail, water and air, to be convenient, safe and environmentally friendly. It is expected that air travel will return to normal in 2024 and from the forecasts of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) estimates that Thailand will be no less than ninth in the world in 2034. More than 200 million people a year, so it AOT must proceed with a development plan to increase the capacity of Suvarnabhumi Airport. including the expansion of the eastern passenger terminal (East Expansion), the western passenger terminal (West Expansion) and the main northern passenger terminal (North Expansion) to accommodate the increased number of passengers in time
“The eastern part of the building is expected to open for bidding by 2023. The main passenger building The western expansion (West Expansion) and Northern Expansion of the main passenger terminal (Northern Expansion) are in the process of revising the main plan at the moment. which has to wait for the next government to continue pushing Regarding Don Mueang Airport, Phase 3, with a budget of 36 billion baht, recently approved by the Cabinet (Cabinet) and preparing to apply in 2023, get contractor in 2024, construction of the new passenger terminal was completed and closed in 2027.
@ Review the master plan “Suvarnabhumi” next year, expand to receive 120 million people
Mr. said Kirati Kijmanawat, Executive Vice President of Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited or AOT, that the extension is currently being adjusted. East Passenger Terminal (East Expansion) Initially, the construction cost framework is expected to increase from about 8 billion baht to about 9,000 -10,000 million baht, which is still in the total budget of Phase 2 of the Airport Development Project Suvarnabhumi at 62,000 million. Baht, at present, there is still a limit of about 20,000 million baht.
It is expected that the investment plan in eastern buildings will be presented to the Board of Directors (Board) of the AOT in March 2023. Tak will be presented to the Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDB) and the Cabinet. By mid-2023 and successful bidders by 2023, then construction will begin in 2024, a three-year build, open for service around 2028 to increase capacity to accommodate around 15 million passengers a year.
Regarding the Western Expansion and Northern Expansion construction plan, it is now in the process of revising the master plan for the development of Suvarnabhumi Airport to be in line with the current situation. Initially, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) will be employed to study and review the amount of about 20 million baht, and the contract will be signed within December 2022, for a study period of 9 months. The master plan and guidelines for the development of the northern passenger terminal expand to accommodate 120 million passengers a year.
