Prime Minister and Finance Minister Srettha Thavisin made a surprise visit to Suvarnabhumi Airport on the outskirts of Bangkok on Tuesday to check the airport’s readiness to serve the increased passenger traffic expected during the Songkran holidays.

Bangkok’s Don Mueang International Airport will open a new passenger drop-off lane in front of Terminal 2 Building from March 1 for taxi and personal vehicles to drop airport users off, in a bid to help reduce traffic congestion at the front of the domestic passenger terminal.