AOT expands measures Carrying airlines – shops until the year 66 after the bankruptcy of the business closed It is expected that aviation will recover in 66 due to the ongoing covid epidemic.
On 1 Dec. 2021 Mr. Nitinai Sirisatthakarn, President, Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited Revealed the trend of the Thai aviation industry that It is expected that the recovery of aviation in Thailand will be postponed for another year from 2022 to 2023 due to the continued covid-19 outbreak, causing AOT to reduce the 2022 passenger forecast from 113 million to 62 million. people and in 2023 reduced from 147 million to 116 million
Mr. Nitinai He further said that as a result, AOT had to extend measures to support the business status of airlines and shop operators in airports for another year from ending March 31, 2022 to ending March 31. . 2023 in order for operators to be able to continue their business and continue to deliver revenue to AOT.
Mr. Nitinai said covid-19 problem The outbreak caused about 33% of AOT’s airport operators, or one in three, to close their businesses. Currently, 900 contracts out of 2,783 contracts have been canceled. If this measure does not help, it is expected that another 48% will be terminated.
Recently, AOT has only 47.76 percent of the stores that are still renting the space, the other 26.41% are vacant areas and the other 26.84% are the areas that the entrepreneurs asked to stop their business. which measures to support the stores this time will help AOT’s income was higher than the case. AOT did not extend the measure by another 3,037 million baht in fiscal year 2022 and an additional 6,171 million baht in fiscal 2023. AOT may use a loan of less than 25 billion baht according to the limit approved by the board of AOT.
Mr. Nitinai Discussing the epidemic of the Omicron strain of covids that Currently, it does not affect air travel. Because there are no reports of serious cases. as well as having to wait to see the government’s airspace opening measures As for the volume of domestic travel admit that the increase continues It is expected that within 3-4 months the number of passengers will definitely return to the same amount as before the covid epidemic.
Mr. Nitinai He added that international passengers at the end of November had clearly increased from 2,000 people / week to 4,000 people / week. Expected to start increasing continuously during Dec. 64, the latest with airlines booking flight slots increased by 20%.
As for the development plan for 3 regional airports transferred from the Department of Airports, which are Krabi, Buriram and Udon Thani, it is expected that in 2025-2026, Udon Thani Airport will be developed into an air travel hub from Isan Thailand to Laos. Buriram will be the hub of Isan Thailand to Cambodia. Krabi will be delayed.
