Engineering & ConstructionThai group wins $9.2bn airport project in key economic zone
Japanese operator Narita tipped to manage soon-to-be refurbished facility
Thai government plans to ramp up the capacity of U-Tapao Airport to 12 million passengers a year from 2.5 million with the planned third terminal. © Reuters
MASAYUKI YUDA, Nikkei staff writer
BANGKOK -- The Thai government has appointed a local consortium to refurbish an airport in the east of the country in a project worth 290 billion baht ($9.2 billion) despite uncertainties around the aviation industry crippled by the coronavirus outbreak.