BANGKOK, Feb 11 – The Airports of Thailand (AoT) plans to go ahead with the expansion of Suvarnabhumi Airport so it can take 60 million more passengers when completed in 2017, according to its president Makin Petplai.
He said AoT has contracted with the Metropolitan Water Works Authority to prepare facilities for the passenger terminal under its second phase expansion plan, which will cost Bt62 billion.
AoT will issue the terms of agreement in April for construction of the terminal and other facilities including a concourse, 28 aprons, a southern tunnel and an electric rail system.
The new terminal on the East will cover 60,000 square metres.
