HKT’s Terminal X now open

PHUKET International

Airport’s Terminal X is now

operational. The terminal,

which can service 1 000

passengers per hour, will

help to handle increasing

trafc until completion of the

airport’s major upgrade next

year.

The 1 320sqm terminal

will consist of 10 check-in

counters, baggage storage

spaces, a passenger waiting

area, outdoor resting area,

commercial zones and airline

ofces.

“Phuket International

Airport’s main expansion

is on track, and when it is

fully completed by May next

year, the airport’s annual

passenger processing

capacity will be raised from

6,5 million to 12,5 million,”

says Lesley Simpson,

spokesperson for the Tourism

Authority of Thailand, based

in Johannesburg.