Airport development projects in Thailand: a case study of Betong International Airport
Building new airports requires extensive investment. In principle, airport development projects should be well-planned and thoughtfully designed. Despite this, the Department of Airports (DOA), a part of the Thai bureaucracy, has allegedly continued constructing remote airports that do not appear ec...
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| description | Building new airports requires extensive investment. In principle, airport development projects should be well-planned and thoughtfully designed. Despite this, the Department of Airports (DOA), a part of the Thai bureaucracy, has allegedly continued constructing remote airports that do not appear economically viable. The reasons for these unexplained projects have also been studied. Political, economic, social, technological, legal, and ecological analyses were used to explore and evaluate the macroenvironmental factors that influence the DOA in initiating project decisions. The newly opened Betong International Airport in the southernmost district of Yala Province was used as a case study. By examining the macroenvironmental setting, the findings showed that the DOA’s bureaucratic culture was the key condition responsible for the flawed and defective layout of the nation’s southernmost airport. This, in turn, made Betong International Airport economically unfeasible for local airlines servicing routes from Betong to other destinations. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a2fa4282af48445fbbf99b15a42bb6892025-08-20T03:44:11ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Social Sciences2331-18862024-12-0110110.1080/23311886.2024.2367260Airport development projects in Thailand: a case study of Betong International AirportKiraphat Khianthongkul0Poowin Bunyavejchewin1Institute of Metropolitan Development, Navamindradhiraj University, Bangkok, ThailandThammasat University Research Unit in History and International Politics, Institute of East Asian Studies, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, ThailandBuilding new airports requires extensive investment. In principle, airport development projects should be well-planned and thoughtfully designed. Despite this, the Department of Airports (DOA), a part of the Thai bureaucracy, has allegedly continued constructing remote airports that do not appear economically viable. The reasons for these unexplained projects have also been studied. Political, economic, social, technological, legal, and ecological analyses were used to explore and evaluate the macroenvironmental factors that influence the DOA in initiating project decisions. The newly opened Betong International Airport in the southernmost district of Yala Province was used as a case study. By examining the macroenvironmental setting, the findings showed that the DOA’s bureaucratic culture was the key condition responsible for the flawed and defective layout of the nation’s southernmost airport. This, in turn, made Betong International Airport economically unfeasible for local airlines servicing routes from Betong to other destinations.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311886.2024.2367260Airport developmentairport managementairport public administrationBetong International AirportbureaucracyDepartment of Airports |
| spellingShingle | Kiraphat Khianthongkul Poowin Bunyavejchewin Airport development projects in Thailand: a case study of Betong International Airport Cogent Social Sciences Airport development airport management airport public administration Betong International Airport bureaucracy Department of Airports |
| title | Airport development projects in Thailand: a case study of Betong International Airport |
| title_full | Airport development projects in Thailand: a case study of Betong International Airport |
| title_fullStr | Airport development projects in Thailand: a case study of Betong International Airport |
| title_full_unstemmed | Airport development projects in Thailand: a case study of Betong International Airport |
| title_short | Airport development projects in Thailand: a case study of Betong International Airport |
| title_sort | airport development projects in thailand a case study of betong international airport |
| topic | Airport development airport management airport public administration Betong International Airport bureaucracy Department of Airports |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311886.2024.2367260 |
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