Tourist havens Phuket and Phang Nga to have new airports as Thailand looks to boost tourism

The construction of the second Phuket airport will come with a 5.8 billion baht (S$215 million) price tag. - PHOTO: REUTERS

BANGKOK: Phuket is slated to have a second airport, in addition to the Phuket International Airport, while another one would be built in Phang Nga, The Bangkok Post has reported.

The Thai media outlet stated that the government is going ahead with planned infrastructure projects aimed at promoting tourism in provinces along the Andaman coast, including tourism hot spots Phuket, Krabi and Phang Nga, during Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin’s visit to Phuket on Friday to inspect the projects.