Originally Posted by
BinSabai
1. Not as long as the influential and very well connected owner change the strategy of his airline (the airline is the smaller part of his business)
2. This project will probably come as fast as the Kra canal

Why couldn't he just lower the landing fees to the same ballpark as Trat, Phuket, etc? Obviously, the real estate is more prime than its peers, but this could be taken into account without resorting to anti-competitive practices, and the airport would remain a profit center on its own.