AoT airports make gains

Airports of Thailand reports its April data showed a 21% increase in passenger movements at six airports under its management.

AoT reported, Monday, that all of its supervised airports recorded 9,229,347 passengers up 21.27% from 7,610,519 visits during the same month last year.

Overall aircraft movements also increased by 14.87% from 52,155 to 59,909.

During the first four months of the year, Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport welcomed 18.70 million passengers followed by Don Mueang with 9.70 million and Phuket 4.63 million. Chiang Mai Airport  2.81 passengers.

April highlights

Suvarnabhumi Airport registered an increase of 10.75% in international aircraft movements from 18,560 to 20,555, while domestic movements  were down 6.18% from 6,015 to 5,643 movements.

International passenger traffic increased 20.17% from 3,183,622 to 3,825,688, while domestic passengers dropped 1.33% from 745,792 to 735,873, mainly due to a shift in flights to Don Mueang. Overall, there was a 16.09% increase in passengers from 3,929,414 to 4,561,561.

The second aviation gateway, Don Mueang Airport recorded a 38.53% increase in international aircraft movements from 3,883 to 5,379. Domestic movement posted a 30.72% improvement from 10,104 to 13,208.

International passenger traffic increased 57.68% from 480,725 to 758,020, while domestic passengers increased 36.63% from 1,288,660 to 1,758,113.

Chiang Mai International Airport continued to show growth in April. Both international and domestic aircraft movements registered double-digit increases of 39.60% (990 to 1,382) and 23.66% (3,136 to 3,878).

International passenger traffic grew 48.41% from 106,540 to 158,120, while domestic traffic gained 20.33% from 406,732 to 489,403.

Phuket International Airport registered a decrease of 3.45% in international aircraft movements from 3,541 to 3,419, while domestic aircraft movements improved 11.40% from 2,922 to 3,255.

International passenger traffic declined 0.92% from 552,989 to 547,906, while domestic improved 11.84% from 441,977 to 494,297. Travel traditionally tapers off after the mid-Songkhran holiday.

Chiang Rai International Airport reported an increase in aircraft movements of 9.27% from 982 to 1,073, while passenger traffic grew 13.47% from 123,682 to 140,339.

Hat Yai International Airport reported overall aircraft movements increased 4.70% from 2,022 to 2,117 in April. Meanwhile, overall passenger traffic registered a 14.93% growing from 279,800 to 321,588 passengers.