3 Budget Airlines To Return To Don Muang Airport
BANGKOK: -- The Airports of Thailand is in the process of negotiating with three low-cost airlines to move their operation back to Don Muang Airport in a bid to reduce congestion at Suvarnabhumi Airport.
Airports of Thailand, or AOT, President Anirut Thanomkulabut spoke of the progress in seeking cooperation from low-cost airlines to move their operation back to Don Muang Airport to ease congestion at Suvarnabhumi Airport, saying the AOT is in the process of negotiating with three airlines.
Anirut said he expected more clarity on the matter in July when Don Muang Airport will be fully ready to welcome airlines volunteering to move in.
He noted that the relocation of low-cost airlines' services to Don Muang Airport will be completed by the end of this year and this will reduce the number of passengers at Suvarnabhumi Airport by two to three percent, or eight million people per year.
The Suvarnbhumi Airport has a current capacity of 45 million passengers per year, but 51 million people use the airport a year now.
In the meantime, Chief Executive Officer of Asia Aviation and low-cost carrier Thai Air Asia, Tassapol Bijleveld, stated that the company is in the process of considering moving its operation back to Don Maung Airport and expects to reach a conclusion within the next couple of months.
Tan Network 2012-05-31
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