Bangkok Post
Supoj Wancharoen
08 March 2025
Airports of Thailand (AoT) has plans to expand Suvarnabhumi airport to accommodate 150 million passengers by 2033.
AoT president Kerati Kijmanawat recently revealed the 142 billion baht plan to upgrade Thailand's flagship airport and raise it from among the top 30 to a place in the top 10 airports in the world.
The airport currently handles around 65 million passengers a year.
Several construction plans were laid out, including a 12-billion-baht East Expansion project, which will see passenger capacity increased by 15 million per year, bringing the total to 80 million.
The bidding process for this project will start in May, with the contractor expected to be selected by July. Construction is scheduled to begin in November, with completion expected by 2028. The expansion will increase the airport's area to 480,000 square metres.
AoT will also build the South Terminal, which will further increase the airport's capacity by another 70 million passengers annually.
The construction and bidding process is expected in 2027 before the slated completion in 2033.
