Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Bangkok’s international gateway, plans to increase providers to deal with the inflow of arriving passengers. Thailand noticed a swift surge in travellers after China’s current determination to reopen its borders.
The Airports of Thailand (AoT) introduced Friday that the measures will assist sort out delays in passenger servicing time, notably throughout peak hours. They say they have already begun to enhance service move.
The airport’s director said Suvarnabhumi obtained complaints about baggage declare delays from around 30 flights per day last month. It seems bad, but in December roughly 50 flights per day received delayed baggage complaints. This month continued the development with delays reported in simply 7% of daily flights, which is equal to roughly 15 to twenty flights per day.
Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob ordered the Immigration Bureau to increase its capability to deal with incoming passengers on February 8. The AoT has responded to the minister’s order by creating a spread of plans to cut back delays and ease passenger congestion. These measures have been divided into short-term and long-term problem-solving options.
For short-term problem-solving, the airport’s floor dealing with operators, THAI Ground (TG) and Bangkok Flight Services (BFS), are recruiting additional employees and buying extra tools to handle the spike in passenger numbers. In the long run, AoT is trying to add a 3rd ground handling operator. Interesting must be accredited by the Cabinet first.
Suvarnabhumi Airport will add more computerized passport checkpoints and pre-immigration kiosks. It will briefly increase the interval for carriers to supply self-handling companies as well. The new priority zone and VOA checking space at the Satellite 1 constructing may also be expanded and are set to open in September.
To help reduce congestion at passport-checking areas, the AoT plans to put in auto passport checkpoint channels. The transfer to assist outbound travellers with e-passports can be completed in November.
The AoT has also addressed the shortage of taxi services on the airport by registering 3,909 taxis for service. The variety of taxis will quickly be increased to 4,500, according to Suvarnabhumi Airport’s director.
The airport authorities also plan to develop the area between the passenger terminal and the Concourse D constructing. A reception corridor for arriving passengers and those with visas on arrival (VOAs) shall be constructed. They expect to provide the service for two,000 inbound passengers and four hundred people with VOAs each hour.
The AoT says the second section of the airport’s long-term resolution to congestion problems is still being created. Construction is ready to start in November, though..