Regional and local budget airlines, including Singapore's Tiger Air, Jetstar of Australia, Jet Air of India, AirAsia of Malaysia are eyeing Thailand for new opportunities.
And local low-cost operators, One-Two Go and Nok Air are planning to expand their operations, especially into China, Indo-China and India.
The department has urged the Transport Ministry and Airports of Thailand to carry out a feasibility study for building a terminal Suvarnabhumi Airport specifically for low-cost operators to tap the market, which is growing 40 per cent per year.
The new terminal should be able to accommodate an additional eight million passengers annually.
Apart from the setting up of new airlines and the emergence of low-cost carriers, some major airlines, including national flag carrier Thai Airways International (THAI) are expanding their networks from Suvarnabhumi Airport.
THAI recently added Bangkok to Johannesburg in South Africa and Bangkok to Hyderabad in India, as well as increasing flights to Munich, Sydney, Beijing and Madrid.
02/01/07 Suchat Sritama/Nation Multimedia, Thailand
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