Bangkok readies new airport terminal to deal with tourists rush

The addition of the new terminal comes as Thailand is expecting a rush of tourists from the end of September until the end of February. PHOTO: AFP

BANGKOK (Bloomberg): Thailand’s capital city will add a third passenger terminal to its biggest airport as the South-East Asian nation prepares for a surge in tourist arrivals under a visa waiver program for Chinese visitors during the peak holiday season.

Airports of Thailand Pcl, which operates Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi international airport, on Friday opened for trial the satellite terminal built at a cost of about 35 billion baht ($1 billion).