Phuket airport to expand
Contributors are not employed, compensated or governed by TD, opinions and statements are from the contributor directly
Phuket International Airport is planning to establish a new terminal for private jets to accommodate VIP passengers, the facility’s new director has said.
According to a Phuket Gazette report, Pratuang Sornkham, who officially took over as head of Phuket International Airport on 12 May, met then Airports of Thailand (AoT) in Bangkok to receive orders on a wide range of development plans for the airfield, the busiest in Thailand after Bangkok’s main hub, Suvarnabhumi.
In February this year, AoT announced it would invest THB5 billion (US$142 million) in the expansion of the airport in order to bring its capacity up to 11.5 million passengers by the year 2016 - an increase of 77% over current capacity.
“We handle so many private flights into Bangkok and Phuket, so the time is right to cater for our growing client base of VIP visitors who have nowhere in the airport to go once they disembark,” Pratuang was reported saying.
Services offered will include aircraft handling, charter, security, in-flight catering and landing clearances, it was reported.
Comments are closed.