News Forum - Bangkok airport expansion prepares for bidding war

[Thaiger]

Bidding will open next year on Bangkok’s airport expansion at Suvarnabhumi International and Don Mueang International, according to Thailand’s transport minister Saksayam Chidchob. The expansions are needed to meet rising demand since Thailand dropped COVID entry restrictions on October 1 this year. Some 3 million passengers used Thai airports in October, compared with average monthly traffic of about 1.2 million between January and September. Thailand’s tourism authority predicts 28.3 million tourists will arrive next year after COVID sent numbers plunging to below 7 million in 2020 and just half a million in 2021. The annual figure stood at around 40 […]

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[Soidog]

“The expansions are needed to meet rising demand since Thailand dropped Covid restrictions”!  Wow, that’s some business case for spending so much money. What rising demand? More than 2019? By how much? How much capacity have these airports got now and when will it be exceeded? How come there has been a brand new terminal built at Suvarnabhumi already and never been used? 
 

The only bidding wars will be how much will be in the brown envelopes to gain the contracts at all levels. 

[palooka]

Maybe Anut trying to set up his future post elections.

Bet he gets the lion's share of contracts.

[HolyCowCm]

As everyone is thinking, maybe it will be a certain Health Minister's family biz that will get the bigger peice of the taco.