Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok is set to gentle launch its Satellite Airport Terminal 1 (SAT-1) in September, with a full opening deliberate for early next year. Refund of Thailand (AoT) president, Kerati Kijmanawat, acknowledged that the model new 216,000-square-metre facility, with a capacity for 28 aircraft parking bays, goals to handle present issues at the airport.
With the ability to accommodate 15 million passengers per year, SAT-1 will improve Suvarnabhumi’s annual passenger dealing with capability to 60 million. The AoT board is anticipated to learn of the gentle opening plans later this month.
AoT can be accelerating work on the 40-billion-baht North Expansion challenge, which will serve as a separate domestic terminal from the principle terminal and is predicted to take 5 years to complete. As for the airport’s East Expansion venture, work is anticipated to start early next year, with completion set for 2027. This 7.eight billion baht challenge will provide capacity for a further 15 million passengers, reported Bangkok Post.
Kerati Kijmanawat defined that every section of the Suvarnabhumi Airport upgrade aligns with the International Air Transport Association’s evaluation, which forecasts the airport will receive no less than 65 million passengers per year in 2024 and a minimum of ninety five million per year in 2028.
In addition, AoT is preparing for the industrial development of a 723-rai plot of land within the airport compound, in accordance with the Airport City improvement plan. A market-sounding activity is currently in progress, with a bidding contest tentatively scheduled for subsequent year. Construction is anticipated to start in 2025 and be accomplished between 2027 and 2028.
AoT additionally plans to boost Suvarnabhumi Airport providers, with some concessions to be reviewed to make sure passengers have extra options when requiring companies corresponding to airport transfers..