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30,000 daily passengers expected at Phuket airport
9th Oct 2022
This month marks the beginning of Phuket's peak season, and the airport anticipates up to 30,000 passengers every day. The airport's 34th anniversary corresponds with the growth in aviation traffic to the famous tourist attraction. And to celebrate, both local and foreign passengers and flights are increasing.
Overseas airlines such as Aeroflot from Russia, Pegasus Airlines from Turkey, and Myanmar Airlines seek to resume pre-COVID routes and book additional international flights. Aeroflot will have two flights every day starting on October 30, and Pegasus will have three charter flights every week.
According to the Bangkok Post, Phuket Airport's general manager reported a steady rise in traffic between January and August as limitations on foreign travel were gradually relaxed. They are waiting for two Scandinavian airlines to say that they will start flying to Phuket again.
Additionally, Phuket Airport has been designated as an official secondary hub for Thailand. The only airports of a higher grade are Suvarnabhumi Airport and Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok. Thailand's airports are the country's principal transportation centres.
849,406 passengers have travelled through Phuket Airport on a total of 9,167 foreign and domestic flights so far this year. However, the airport anticipates significant growth in 2023. They anticipate 88,034 flights via Phuket, carrying an estimated 13 million passengers. This huge number is a lot less than what Phuket International Airport got from January to September of this year.
At the height of the season, the airport expects between 16,000 and 18,000 domestic passengers to fly through Phuket.He anticipates an additional 12,000 to 14,000 foreign travellers daily. Since the Ministry of Public Health abolished the remaining COVID travel restrictions at the beginning of October, the average daily arrivals at Phuket International Airport had increased by 2,600 compared to the previous month.
Despite all the positive news, the Phuket Airport Deputy Director reports that income is still negative. The airport is still running at a loss due to the decreased number of inbound planes.
When China eventually relaunches its aircraft service after years of severe COVID controls, the number of passengers should presumably see a substantial increase. Prior to the epidemic, between 20 and 30 percent of all airlines flying into and out of Phuket Airport in 2019 were Chinese.
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