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The new Bangkok International Airport will officially open at Suvarnabhumi
Airport on the 28th of September and all international and domestic carriers
have announced that they are ready for the move from the current existing Don
Muang location.
Three budget carriers have also announced that they’ll be relocating a few
days in advance to avoid to likely congestion caused by the bulk transfer of
equipment.
The government has announced that all airlines must move to the new airport
on the 28th of September as Don Muang will no longer cater to commercial
aircraft from then. So far all airlines have confirmed they have no problems
with this, and no airline has announced plans to shift to other regions instead.
To make the transition easier, and to entice the move over to Suvarnabhumi,
Airports of Thailand Plc. (AOT) has delayed plans to lift service fees such as
landing fees, parking fees and passenger fees, until April 2007.
Thai Airways’ local flights will start using the airport from the 15th of
September, as stated by the government. And the first foreign owned airline to
use the airport will be Jetstar Asia, the incoming flight from Singapore, which
runs three days a week.
Thai AirAsia has announced that all its flights would be moving to
Suvarnabhumi on the 25th of September to avoid the congestion. Tassapon
Bijleveld, Chief Executive Officer of AirAsia has announced that the last ten
flights on the 24th of September would also be re-directed to Suvarnabhumi.
“Even though our facilities there, including the office at the new airport,
are not complete we are confident everything will be ready in time,” said Mr
Bijleveld.
Passengers have been informed about the early move and no extra costs were
imposed now that the airport has delayed the increases in fees.
Other airlines such as Thai AirAsia, One Two go and Nok Air has also
announced they would move prior to the official opening.
The current Don Muang Airport is operating yearly at around two million
passengers above capacity. The new airport will support up to 45 million
passengers a year.
The government hopes for Suvarnabhumi to become the region’s most important
aviation hub, competing against large airports such as Malaysia and Singapore. |
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