Thailand: AoT expects 3.1m travellers for the holidays

Airports of Thailand estimates that 3.1m passengers will use its 6 international airports during the year-end holiday, with airlines set to operate a total of 18,300 flights. President Nitinai Sirismatthakarn said that from Dec 27 to Jan 2, total air passengers at AoT's 6 international airports are expected to increase by 11.8%. The number of flights is forecast to grow by 12.6% compared with the same time last year. An average of 453,600 passengers will travel by air each day during the period, with an average of 2,610 flights per day. The company also predicted that Suvarnabhumi airport will be the most crowded with 1.52m passengers or 217,000 passengers per day, representing growth of 15.3% year-on-year, and there will be 8,000 flights or 1,140 flights per day, showing a 15% increase. <br/>