Airports of Thailand Ground Aviation Services (AOTGA) anticipates that its newly inaugurated Multimodal Transportation Centre at Suvarnabhumi Airport will help position Thailand as a regional logistics hub, enhancing goods transportation between CLMV countries—Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam.
“The new centre integrates various transportation modes, including land, rail, sea, and air, allowing for customs clearance procedures to be completed at a single location,” stated Siriwat Tovachirakul, president of AOTGA, a subsidiary of Airports of Thailand Plc.
This facility will enable logistics companies to reduce costs while supporting the government’s initiative to establish Thailand as a regional aviation hub.
Mr. Siriwat projected that services offered by the centre would generate 80 million baht in revenue for fiscal 2025, with cargo volumes anticipated to range between 40,000 and 50,000 tonnes.
His comments came during the official opening of the centre, which is situated in the airport’s Free Zone 3, attended by executives and officials from Airports of Thailand and the Customs Department.
To date, more than 10 logistics and goods transportation companies have utilized the centre’s services, and their numbers are expected to grow in line with the ongoing expansion of e-commerce.
“We expect to see revenue and cargo volumes increase by 10-15% annually,” noted Mr. Siriwat.
AOTGA, in collaboration with Airports of Thailand and the Customs Department, has invested 150 million baht in the development of this centre, which spans an area of 4,872 square meters. The goal is to connect all modes of transportation while providing centralized cargo handling and storage, along with a comprehensive customs clearance system.
The air cargo sector has been prioritized, as it has experienced significant growth due to Thailand’s strategic role as a hub for CLMV countries, particularly in handling e-commerce goods.
AOTGA aims to reach breakeven within 7-8 years.
The company also estimated that its total revenue, inclusive of income from other ground services like passenger luggage management, would rise to 3.8-3.9 billion baht in fiscal 2025, compared to 3.4 billion baht in fiscal 2024.
The increase in revenue is attributed to its airport cleaning services as well as ground operations at Phuket and Don Mueang airports.
