AoT reports strong August traffic

BANGKOK Airports of Thailand reports strong increases in both aircraft movements and passenger traffic at the six airports under its management during August.

AoT reported, late last week, that all of its supervised airports served 10,473,197 passengers, up 9.18% from 9,592,841 when compared with the same month last year.

Overall, aircraft movements also increased by 7.92% from 61,801 to 66,696.

During the first eight months of the year, Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport welcomed 38.04 million passengers followed by Don Mueang with 23.63 million and Phuket 10.27 million. Chiang Mai Airport handled6.23 million passengers.

August highlights

Suvarnabhumi Airport registered an increase of 3.07% in international aircraft movements from 21,291to21,944, while domestic movements grew 10.58% from 5,953 to 6,583 movements.

International passenger traffic increased 1.60% from 3,854,552 to 3,916,347, while domestic passengers increased 8.20% from796,255 to 861,547. Overall, it accounted for a 2.73% increase in passengers from 4,650,807 to 4,777,894.

The second aviation gateway, Don Mueang Airport, recorded a 24.89% increase in international aircraft movements from 5,694to7,111. Domestic movements posted an improvement of 2.27% from 13,502 to 13,809.

International passenger traffic increased 36.94% from 815,231 to 1,116,413, while domestic passengers increased 8.29% from 1,812,645 to 1,962,926.

Chiang Mai International Airport continued to show growth in August. International aircraft movements registered a growth of 2.92% (1,370 to1,410), while domestic aircraft movements increased 7.68% (3,920 to 4,221).

International passenger traffic grew 1.18% from 175,371 to 177,443, while domestic traffic gained 11.80% from 547,630 to 612,273.

Phuket International Airport registered an increase of 15.31% in international aircraft movements from3,587 to 4,136, while domestic aircraft movements improved 15.04% from 3,431 to 3,947.

International passenger traffic increased 21.24% from 584,161 to 708,250, while domestic improved 12.36% from 555,041 to 623,583.

Chiang Rai International Airport reported a 9.23% increase of overall aircraft movements from 1,008 to 1,101,while passenger traffic grew 12.39% from140,882 to 158,333.

Hat Yai International Airport reported an overall aircraft movement improved 19.02% from 2,045 to 2,434 in August. Meanwhile, overall passenger traffic registered an 8.02% increase from 311,073 to 336,012 passengers.

sourced:ttrweekly.com