Bangkok’s main airport aims for 150 million capacity in 2030

Big plans: Travellers at the Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok. The Thai government wants the airport to be ranked among the world’s top 20 within five years from 68 now. — AFP

BANGKOK: Thailand plans to more than double the capacity of its main airport in Bangkok as the tourism-reliant nation seeks to build an aviation hub to serve the South-East Asian region.

Airports of Thailand Pcl (AOT) will add two new runways and a new passenger terminal besides expanding the capacity of the existing facility at Suvarnabhumi airport, according to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin.