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Suvarnabhumi Airport Scores One Star on OAG’s Report
31st Oct 2017
The airport once known as “The Pride of Thailand” and later “The Airport of Smiles” is now more the “Airport of Waiting”, according to the biannual on-time performance (OTP) ratings conducted by the British flight data analysis OAG.
The OAG ranked the Bangkok-based Suvarnabhumi airport deep on the bottom of 489 surveyed airports at 442nd place, giving it only one star for its lack of punctuality in handling flights, out of a maximum of five stars. The airport scored 68.8 points out of possible 100 for the period between October, 2016 and September, 2017.
If it’s any consolation for Suvarnabhumi, the airport at least scored best among one-star airports, of which there were 48. Suvarnabhumi bested Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta and Hong Kong airports among others.
The poor ratings for Suvarnabhumi is another indicator of the problems this international airport is facing for some time, especially when it comes to overcrowding. Although the airport has a capacity to handle 45 million passengers per year, in 2016, it saw 55.5 million guests go through it and that number is expected to be even higher by the end of this year, probably going over 60 million by the end of 2017.
The airport’s problem(s) haven’t gone unnoticed, even by the International Air Transport Association. IATA threw Suvarnabhumi as one of the airports in Asia that need the most improvement.
IATA Secretary-General Alexandre de Juniac said:
We are headed for a major infrastructure crisis. In many ways the Asia-Pacific region is ahead of the game with major hubs having robust expansion plans. But there are challenges. Bangkok, Manila and Jakarta are among airports that need major upgrades.
In the meantime, 49 airports received the five-star rating from OAG, from top ranked then down, Tokushima (Japan), Kochi (Japan), Hilo (Hawaii), Beauvais-Tille (France) and Birmingham (England).
OAG release its report twice per year and defines “on time performance (OTP)” as “departures and arrivals that take place less than 15 minutes after their scheduled departure or arrival time”.
Airports of Thailand (AoC), which manages Suvarnabhumi Airport, had no comment to give regarding OAG’s report.
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