Master plan to uplift Thailand's aviation industry
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The Transport Ministry will set up a committee to oversee the first-ever air transport master plan, which will be completed by the Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP).
Soithip Trisuddhi, permanent secretary for transport, said that the 10-year master plan would streamline air transport strategies overseen by various departments. The master plan should be completed within a year.
"Relevant transport departments and agencies have never synchronised their strategies, resulting in discrepancies in capacity building in terms of airport expansion, air traffic control and human resource development. There is no integrated development strategy in the aviation industry. The master plan will guide them on capacity expansion," she said.
Among the departments and agencies, Airports of Thailand is now in charge of six international airports. The Civil Aviation Department oversees 28 provincial airports. Aeronautical Radio of Thailand is in charge of air traffic control. The Civil Aviation Training Centre focuses on human resource development.
In drafting the plan, the OTP will focus on five key areas related to airport management, the aviation industry, air traffic, aviation laws and human resource development.
OTP's chief Peerapol Thawornsupacharoen said that the drafting would require a sum of Bt60-Bt70 million.
