March 26, 2008
Bangkok - Thai Airways International plans to push Don Muang Airport to be the regional maintenance hub.
Pilot Officer Apinan Sumanaseni, Thai Airways Plc’s president, revealed the government had a policy to use Don Muang Airport to be the regional maintenance hub after the launch of the Suvarnabhumi Airport.
Mr. Apinan said increasing the number of flights to Don Muang Airport would be against the government’s policy to promote the Suvarnabhumi Airport as the regional hub.
Thai Airways will further propose this issue to Transport Minister Santi Prompat.
Don Muang was an important hub of Asia and the hub of Thai Airways International prior to its closure.
Handling over 38 million passengers and 700,000 tons of cargo in 2005, it was the 18th busiest airport in the world and 2nd in Asia by passenger volume.
The airport was replaced by Suvarnabhumi Airport on September 28, 2006.
