Bangkok, 16 November 2023 – The Airports of Thailand Public Firm Restricted (AOT) has introduced a brand new set of incentives, efficient from 1 November 2023 to 31 March 2024, to stimulate worldwide air visitors in the course of the excessive season in assist of the federal government’s tourism promotion coverage.
Mr. Sirote Duangratana, AOT Senior Govt Vice President – Enterprise Growth and Advertising and marketing, stated “This newest Efficiency-based Incentive Scheme is relevant to all worldwide scheduled, additional, non-scheduled, or chartered flights working by means of AOT’s managed airports.”
AOT has actively positioned its six airports – Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang Worldwide Airports, Phuket Worldwide Airport, Chiang Mai Worldwide Airport, Hat Yai Worldwide Airport, and Chiang Rai Worldwide Airport – as most popular locations for airways, thus encouraging the introduction of recent routes to increase the air community and speed up the restoration of the aviation trade.
Underneath the Efficiency-based Incentive Scheme, airways including flights to those six airports past these accredited on 8 September 2023, are eligible for a reduction on the plane touchdown service charge. The low cost, nonetheless, can’t exceed 75% of the plane touchdown service charge for any extra flight.
Earlier measures, reminiscent of reductions for airways on new routes and necessities for flights commencing after the beginning of the 2023 Winter flight schedule, have been applied to assist this goal. These measures, beforehand efficient from 1 November 2017 to 31 October 2019, have been prolonged to 31 October 2025.
To facilitate the anticipated improve in interactive air visitors, AOT is collaborating with the related companies to reinforce personnel and amenities, each landside and airside, for the utmost comfort of worldwide passengers.
AOT’s newest incentive scheme is aligned with the federal government’s tourism promotion coverage to facilitate and accommodate worldwide vacationers, together with the non permanent visa waiver for residents of China, India, and Russia. It additionally corresponds with directives from H.E. Mr. Suriya Juangroongruangkit, Minister of Transport, concerning the surge in flight frequencies and the administration of airport house in step with the ‘Free visa’ coverage.
For additional particulars on the Efficiency-based Incentive Scheme, enquiries might be directed to AOT’s Enterprise Growth and Advertising and marketing Division by way of e mail at [email protected] or by calling +66 (0) 2535 6130 to 6133.