AOT starts development project at Suvarnabhumi Airport
Airports of Thailand (AOT) is continuing its plans to create an “airport city” next to Suvarnabhumi International Airport. This follows an announcement in the Royal Gazette allowing agricultural land around the facility to be used for infrastructure and buildings.
Airports of Thailand is taking action after complaints from arriving air passengers
Airports of Thailand (AoT) has announced new measures to deal with an increase in passenger arrivals at Suvarnabhumi International Airport.
Airports of Thailand (AOT) expects more than 70.000 travelers to fly in daily now that Thailand has further relaxed travel restrictions from June 1.
Thai airports will screen incoming travelers for health profiles
Thailand's Airport Authority (AoT) has said it will use the Advance Passenger Processing System (APPS) to check vaccination records of incoming airline passengers before arrival as the country resumes massive tourist arrivals from next month.
Delay for second terminal Suvarnabhumi
The Ministry of Transport has not yet given permission for the construction of a second terminal at Suvarnabhumi. Airports of Thailand's current plan should take more into account all other infrastructure projects.
Prayut concerned about airport duty-free zone auction
Prime Minister Prayut has informed the Airports of Thailand board that he disagrees with the decision to grant only one concession for the duty-free zone at Suvarnabhumi, Hat Yai, Chiang Mai and Phuket.
The Board of Directors of Airports of Thailand yesterday decided to build a second terminal at Suvarnabhumi Airport. The second terminal must increase capacity because the airport, which opened in 2006, has now grown out of its jacket.
AoT: Airport tax for domestic flights will not be increased
Airports of Thailand (aoT), which owns the six major airports, denies it intends to increase airport taxes for domestic passengers. There have been rumors about this on social media.
Six airports in Thailand are becoming 'smart'
Airports of Thailand (aoT) has selected six airports for the so-called 'smart airports' project that will start next year.
Transport Minister Arkhom supports the plan of Airports of Thailand (AoT), manager of the six main airports, to take over the operation of the airports in Udon Thani and Tak. These are now administered by the Department of Airports (DOA) government agency.
AoT wants to quickly expand Suvarnabhumi airport
Airports of Thailand (AoT), the owner of Suvarnabhumi airport, wants to quickly expand the airport to give the airport more capacity.
Airports of Thailand is going to expand Suvarnabhumi
Airports of Thailand (AoT), the operator of six international airports in Thailand, has signed the contracts for the expansion of Suvarnabhumi Airport. It concerns the construction of a hall, aircraft storage and a tunnel. An investment of 14,9 billion baht is involved.
News from Thailand – September 23, 2012
Airports of Thailand staff and officials, a total of 135 men, played passenger at Don Mueang airport yesterday to check that all systems are working properly. They also had suitcases with them to make it all seem real.
News from Thailand – July 14, 2012
Airports of Thailand (AoT) is beginning to recognize the urgency of the third runway planned at the opening of Suvarnabhumi. Increasing congestion and some recent incidents, such as the subsidence of the western runway and radar outage, have put pressure on the situation.
News from Thailand – July 8, 2012
Airports of Thailand, the manager of Suvarnabhumi airport, has to hurry with the construction of the third runway (planned for 2017) and also do a feasibility study for a fourth runway. This says Piyaman Techapaiboon, president of the Tourism Council of Thailand following the closure of the airport on Thursday evening because a piece of the western runway had subsided.
News from Thailand – April 13, 2012
Patong beach is again full of sunbathers and the number of hotel cancellations during Songkran is only 10 to 20 percent, according to the southern section of the Thai Hotels Association.