Airports of Thailand (AoT) has set a budget of 140 billion baht for two airport construction projects, including the building of Andaman International Airport in Phangnga.
AoT president Kerati Kijmanawat said both projects — the new airport in Phangnga and a second phase renovation of Chiang Mai Airport — were the responses by the authorities to urgent policies presented by Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin.
“They aim at stimulating tourism, but one also encourages Phuket, Phangnga, Krabi, and Ranong to become hubs for air transportation,” said Mr Kerati.
The Andaman International Airport will be constructed on roughly 6,000 rai in Thakua Thung district’s tambon Kok Kloi, which is a Ratchaphatsadu area owned by the Treasury Department.
Mr Kerati said the AoT had conducted some research regarding the construction plan for the area. As the project has become an urgent policy, the AoT is determined to start work on it as soon as possible.
