World’s Most-Valuable Airport Firm to Add Krabi to Thai Business

  • Airports of Thailand to add four facilities to six it now runs
  • AOT to take management of airports in Krabi, 3 other provinces

Sunset at Ao Nang beach in Krabi province.

Photographer: Nicolas Asfouri/AFP via Getty Images

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The world’s largest airport operator by market value will add four more airports to its management portfolio by the end of this year.

Airports of Thailand Pcl currently operates six airports, five of which rank as the country’s busiest. Transport Minister Saksiam Chidchob said he wants the company to takeover some high-potential facilities now under the Department of Airports, a government agency that oversees 27 civil airports.