Mr. Keerati Kitmanawat, President Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited (AOT) revealed that the aviation industry has returned to growth and the volume of passengers using the airport has increased almost to the same level as before the COVID-19 crisis in 2019, especially at Don Mueang Airport. Therefore, AOT has Plan to expand the capacity of Don Mueang Airport, Phase 3, with an investment budget of 36,829.499 million baht within this year, is currently being designed and constructed. Construction bidding will begin in early 2025 and is expected to be completed and open for service in 2029, which will accommodate a total of more than 68 million domestic and international passengers per year. AOT has prepared an investment budget to expand Don Mueang Airport. already The Don Mueang Airport development plan, Phase 3, consists of a project to construct a new third passenger terminal on the site of the former domestic service building. to become a building that serves international routes only It has a usable area of 155,000 square meters. When completed, it will be able to accommodate 18 million passengers per year. Meanwhile, AOT will renovate International Terminals 1 and 2 by collapsing them into one building. To serve domestic flight routes only. This will allow the area to accommodate passengers to double from 150,000 square meters (police m.) to 300,000 police meters, accommodating up to 50 million passengers per year. There is also a project to construct the JUNCTION BUILDING building, a passenger transportation system. Automatic (APM) amount of 10,000 million baht, etc., including adjusting the traffic system within the airport. By building an elevated road from Don Mueang Tollway connecting to the passenger building. and build a way up to the Don Mueang Tollway from inside the airport. Read “Thairath newspaper columns” all here
