Walk attempts to control bigger aircraft
PUBLISHED: 9 Apr 2024 at 05: 24
Srettha Thavisin, the prime minister, reported on Monday that a feasibility study is currently being conducted to expand Samui airport in order to accommodate more aircraft and customers.
On Monday, Mr. Srettha and Deputy Agriculture Minister Chaiya Promma met with Tourism and Sports Minister Sudawan Wangsuphakijkosol and Mr. Promma to talk about the job.
The visit, which started on Saturday and ended on Monday, was a part of an established government visit to Koh Samui in Surat Thani and Nakhon Si Thammarat.
At present, the aircraft has one airport that is 2.1 miles long and 45 feet large that can help small aircraft such as the Airbus A319 which carries around 120 travellers.
The airport is control 6 million passengers periodically.
The development program intends to accommodate an increase in passenger numbers.
Around the start of the following year, the viability research may be finished, according to Mr. Srettha.
The airport’s owner, Bangkok Airways, is in the process of acquiring more area for the development so that the aircraft may provide larger aircraft, like the Airbus 320, and get ready to handle more tourists visiting the island in the future, according to the prime minister.
Later, Mr. Srettha also posted a message on his X account, saying that he had instructed local authorities to come up with public utility plans to accommodate the growing number of visitors following the expansion.
” This is good news for the locals”, Mr Srettha’s post said.
In order to advance tourism further, Ms. Sudawan spoke with the Koh Samui Tourism Promotion Association and the island’s business owners.
She claimed that the government wants to make the island one of the country’s top tourist destinations to boost local income.
Ms. Sudawan claimed that the ministry and the Tourism Authority of Thailand ( TAT ) are working together to promote the southern island through a unique strategy, including through gastronomy and the local way of life.
The association suggested that the ministry collaborate with the Labour Ministry on job training to advance local workers ‘ abilities in the hospitality sector.
Regarding the proposed cruise terminal project, Ms. Sudawan predicted that if it is implemented, there will be an increase in cruise ships stopping in Thailand, particularly those that leave from Singapore to Hong Kong, and that high-end visitors will be seen as well.
From the beginning of January to April 7, about 100 cruise ships made stops in Thailand, carrying 214, 097 passengers and 92, 745 crew.
The top five nationalities visiting were from the United Kingdom, the United States, Malaysia, Germany and Singapore, said Ms Sudawan.
The proposed cruise terminal will soon be finished and presented at a cabinet meeting for approval by the end of this year, according to Ms. Sudawan.