Thailand’s Suvarnabhumi Airport schedules soft launch for Midfield Satellite Building – SAT-1. The first maiden flight is Thai AirAsia X Flight XJ 0761 arriving from Shanghai.
Suvarnabhumi Airport has scheduled a soft launch for the first Midfield Satellite Building, known as SAT-1 on 28th September, bringing its passenger handling capacity to 60 million per year from 45 million currently. The SAT-1 terminal is a part of the Suvarnabhumi Airport’s phase-two development, expected to strengthen the Airport’s capability and accommodate growing passenger to Thailand and air traffic.
The trial operations were conducted three times, during the daytime on 8th and 12th September, and during the night-time on 20 September, to ensure that the SAT-1 was up and running on 28 September and passed the systems operational readiness test covering services at the terminal apron area, connecting taxiway, service roads, work within the building, utilities, APM and baggage handling systems, as well as the aspects of service continuity and safety inspections according to the international standards by the relevant regulatory bodies.
Kittipong Kittikachorn, Suvarnabhumi Airport General Manager, commented on the operation readiness of the new terminal “The SAT-1 terminal has successfully undergone the full-scale trial operations in collaboration with the airlines, ground service providers, and related agencies.”
Covering a total indoor usable area of 251,400 square metres and an apron area of more than 260,000 square metres, the SAT-1 terminal is a four-storey building with two basements. The new terminal comes with 28 contact gate aircraft parking stands capable of accommodating 8 Code F Aircraft, such as A380 and B747-8, and 20 Code E Aircraft like B747 and A340.
The maiden flight to the SAT-1 on 28 September is Thai AirAsia X Flight XJ 0761 arriving from Shanghai at 10.15 Hrs.
