The Transport Ministry defended the transfer of the management of three regional airports to the Airports of Thailand as part of its budget-saving plan, insisting it is not a sale of state assets.
The ministry said the management transfer of Udon Thani, Krabi and Buri Ram airports from the Department of Airports (DoA) to the Airports of Thailand (AoT), a state enterprise, was considered by the Council of State, the government's legal arm.
It was part of a plan to revamp the airport network and streamline airspace management, under the commercial airport development masterplan.
