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Suvarnabhumi Airport Hopes to See Great Improvement in Immigration checks, baggage claims and Internet service soon to cope with the increasing passenger load next year, Airport Director Somchai Sawasdeepon said today.

The International Airport Will have 180th less Flights or ten million. less passengers Each Day after Budget Airline Thai AirAsia relocates to Don Mueang Airport on Monday. Mr Somchai said two hundred and fiftieth more Immigration Officials Will be on Duty at Suvarnabhumi Airport to accelerate Visa inspections, and reduce the Process from 50th minutes per passenger to the 20th minutes.

Passengers. will find it more convenient with the visa checking areas three times larger while baggage claims must be finished within 30 minutes after a flight lands, with the first baggage delivered to a carousel in 20 minutes, Mr Somchai said, adding that a 15-30 minute. free Wi-Fi service also Will be Available. Suvarnabhumi Airport served 48.32 million passengers between Oct 2 011 and August this year, a 9.65 per Cent increase year-on-year.

It is estimated that the total number will be 52.6 million passengers, or 301,477 flight, at the end of this fiscal year on Sunday Sept 30. It predicted an 8-9 per Cent growth next year with a Major increase in passengers from China, Malaysia and India. Airports of Thailand (AoT) has planned a second-phase development of Suvarnabhumi Project with an Investment of Bt65 billion to cope with 60th. million passengers by 2017. (MCOT online news).

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