THAILAND. Airports of Thailand (AoT) has announced a +56.8% year-on-year surge in international passengers for December across its airport network – Suvarnabhumi and Don Muang in Bangkok, as well as Phuket, Chiang Mai, Hat Yai and Chiang Rai.
The figures benefit from comparison with a disastrous year-end in 2008 due to the the country’s political upheaval.
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December was the fourth consecutive month of increases in passenger traffic after eight months of year-on-year falls.
Total international passenger traffic across all AoT airports for 2009 declined by -4.5% to 32.8 million, compared to 2008.
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International passengers at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi airport rose by +65.2% to 3.06 million in December. This followed a year-on-year rise of +9.7% in September, +10.5% in October and +33.7% in November. International passenger traffic had previously fallen every month between January and August. For the full year, international volumes at Thailand’s major gateway dipped by -4.2% to 30.2 million.
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