Thai airports join high-flyers
Don Mueang and Phuket airports are among those in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East that showed the biggest gains in passenger traffic in Q1 of this year. Don Mueang in Bangkok increased its passenger volume by 23.1% to record 8.85m, according to figures compiled by AoT. Phuket increased its passenger throughput by 18.7% to 4.26m. Expansion at Don Mueang is expected to take its capacity to 40m passengers a year by 2012. Other top performers monitored by Airports Council International were South Korea's Busan with 26% passenger growth, Kaohsiung in Taiwan (21%) and Doha in Qatar (20.4%). The growth rates registered at both Thai airports mirrored strong travel demand through the cities they serve as well as congestion that has forced them to operate beyond their capacities. <br/>
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Thai airports join high-flyers
Don Mueang and Phuket airports are among those in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East that showed the biggest gains in passenger traffic in Q1 of this year. Don Mueang in Bangkok increased its passenger volume by 23.1% to record 8.85m, according to figures compiled by AoT. Phuket increased its passenger throughput by 18.7% to 4.26m. Expansion at Don Mueang is expected to take its capacity to 40m passengers a year by 2012. Other top performers monitored by Airports Council International were South Korea's Busan with 26% passenger growth, Kaohsiung in Taiwan (21%) and Doha in Qatar (20.4%). The growth rates registered at both Thai airports mirrored strong travel demand through the cities they serve as well as congestion that has forced them to operate beyond their capacities. <br/>
