Suvarnabhumi cargo posts Q1 increase

Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport reported a 5.55 percent increase in first quarter cargo throughput, handling 321,041 tonnes in the first three months.


The vast majority of the volume – 313,987 tonnes – was international, with 7,054 tonnes comprising domestic cargo, said Suvarnabhumi general manager Serirat Prasutanond.


There were 67,032 aircraft movements with 51,056 international flights representing a 4.19 percent increase. The 15,976 domestic flights were down 36.01 percent on last year as almost half the airport’s domestic traffic was transferred to Bangkok’s old Don Muang Airport


By March 31, there were 111 scheduled flights using Suvarnabhumi, comprising 88 passenger airlines, 12 all-cargo and 11 code share flights.