The airports under AOT’s administration where duty-free shops will be scrapped are Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang, Chiang Mai, Phuket and Hat Yai. – The Nation
BANGKOK: Airports of Thailand (AOT) stands to lose 143.32 million baht (US$4 million) per month in rental and other revenues from August 1 after closing all duty-free shops in the arrivals areas of five Thai airports, the agency announced during its board meeting on Tuesday (July 30).
The move to close duty-free shops was approved by the Cabinet on July 2 in a bid to boost spending in domestic shops, aiming to generate up to 350 billion baht (US$9.7 billion) annually.
