Suvarnabhumi Airport has signed a contract with 3 companies to expand its passenger capacity from a current 45 million people per year to 60 million.

Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Somkid Jatusripitak chaired the signing of the contracts to develop Suvarnabhumi Airport using funding from the government ‘s 2011-2017 budgets. The expansion will include a new airplane parking structure, a connection tunnel in the airport’s south and utilities. Contractors tasked with the work include Italian Thai, SG and Interlink and SCS Consortium, which will be overseeing the work.

Somkid explained that the phase 2 work will raise the airport’s capacity in line with its growing role as an international travel hub. He noted the work is part of the government’s economic stimulus effort and will be followed up by development at Don Muang Airport as well as hubs in Chiang Rai, Hat Yai and U-Tapao, all with the aim to make Thailand a center for commerce, investment and tourism.