Laos mulls airport expansion

07 Oct 2015  2072 | World Travel News

VIENTIANE Lao PDR’s Ministry of Public Works and Transport claims the country needs to build new gateway airports or expand current airports substantially to stay competitive.
Vientiane Times quoted Public Works and Transport Minister, Dr Bounchanh Sinthavong, saying the four gateways, Wattay, Luang Prabang, Savannakhet and Pakse airports will be unable to accommodate the long-term growth in tourism.
“A new international airport must be built on the outskirts of Vientiane. Construction should begin in 2025 and be completed before 2030.”
The new airport will be built to accommodate the world’s largest commercial aircraft including the A380. It will be probably built on a site to the north of the city as the present one is very close to the Mekong River which marks the border with Thailand.

inside no 4inside no 4In the southern region, he suggested a new international airport in Champassak province would be needed to accommodate aircraft with around 250 seats. The limit at present is aircraft with a maximum of 150 seats.
A new larger international airport would also be needed in Savannakhet province that will be built in the Savan-Seno Special Economic Zone.
Luang Prabang’s existing airport is already congested and requires, either an expansion of the present airport, or an entirely new airport to to be built. Finding a suitable site will be difficult due to rising land prices. It has already been extended to server larger aircraft.
Regional airports are either underway or being planned in Xieng Khuang and Bokeo provinces.
Vientiane’s Wattay International Airport can accommodate about 3 million passengers a year, but it will run out of space by 2028.

sourced:ttrweekly.com 

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