Tipp Dalal, Chief Executive Officer of Triple I Logistics Public Company Limited, or III, disclosed that flooding has left air cargo operations at Suvarnabhumi Airport facing severe congestion, with cargo piling up beyond what warehouses can hold. Goods have had to be stored outside the airport, while handling capacity has fallen by roughly 30 to 40 percent because of limits on space, personnel and equipment. Although Thai Airways has lifted its temporary embargo on cargo acceptance at Suvarnabhumi, which had originally been planned to last seven days from 30 September to 6 October 2026, operations still face a large backlog of shipments that must be cleared from the system quickly. The company is therefore offering an Airport Truck Link service, moving air cargo by truck to connect three main airports: Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang and Phuket. Together with AOT Ground Aviation Services, or AOTGA, it is proposing that new shipments be distributed to Don Mueang and Phuket instead of all being brought into Suvarnabhumi. For exports, goods can enter the Free Zone warehouse at Suvarnabhumi to complete customs formalities before being transported under customs escort to Don Mueang or Phuket to connect with cargo flights. Phuket has direct flights from major airlines in the Middle East, Europe and Asia. The company proposes that the government consider a Multi-Airport Model, using several airports to support one another and shifting both passenger and cargo flights to Don Mueang while Suvarnabhumi's capacity is constrained, as well as allowing partners with ready warehouse management capabilities, such as AOTGA, to help with congested space. III estimates that the cargo backlog will have a knock-on effect for about two weeks, or roughly half a month, during the September-to-October transition period, but the company has already prepared the Airport Truck Link system and airport connectivity structure in advance. Meanwhile, cargo airlines, especially freighter and cargo aircraft operators, are showing growing interest in moving their operations directly to Don Mueang, which represents a business opportunity to generate additional revenue from logistics and air cargo services.
Thai Airways International Public Company LimitedThai Airways lifted its temporary cargo-acceptance embargo at Suvarnabhumi, but the article focuses on III's truck-link proposal and the ongoing backlog, not on Thai Airways' own outlook.
III proposes partnering with AOT Ground Aviation Services (AOTGA) to let partners with ready warehouse-management capabilities help handle Suvarnabhumi's congested cargo space.
